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Ketamine for Acute Pain

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Jason McMullan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Adult males with acute traumatic pain that are eligible to receive pain medication prior to hospital arrival under current practice will be screened for enrollment in the primary trial. The inclusion
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up between pre-treatment ems assessment (baseline) and at 30-minutes post-treatment
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is looking at whether adding ketamine to fentanyl reduces pain more than fentanyl alone for people with acute pain from trauma.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~between pre-treatment ems assessment (baseline) and at 30-minutes post-treatment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and between pre-treatment ems assessment (baseline) and at 30-minutes post-treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Reduction in Pain

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: KetamineActive Control1 Intervention
50mg IN Ketamine Hydrochloride
Group II: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
50mg IN placebo

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Jason McMullanLead Sponsor

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

When will Ketamine be federally accepted in the United States?

"Ketamine has been shown to be safe in multiple rounds of clinical trials, so it receives a score of 3."

Answered by AI

Who do the researchers hope will enroll in this experiment?

"The study is open to 224 people who are currently experiencing acute pain from trauma and meet the following additional criteria: Adult males who would be eligible to receive pain medication prior to hospital arrival under current medical practice will be screened for enrollment in the primary trial."

Answered by AI

Are there any open slots for new participants in this research?

"No, this study is not looking for patients to enroll at the moment. This study was first posted on October 3rd, 2017 and was last edited on October 27th, 2022. However, there are 1 study searching for participants with acute pain and 115 ketamine trials actively recruiting patients."

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Is this research project meant to test treatments on an elderly demographic?

"The age restriction for this clinical trial are individuals who are 18 years old or above, and 65 years old or below."

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Recent research and studies
Prehospital Emergency CareJournal
Intranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Prehospital Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain: Design and Rationale of a Randomized Controlled Trial
McMullan, Jason, Christopher Droege, Richard Strilka, Kimberly Hart, and Christopher Lindsell. 2020. “Intranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Prehospital Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain: Design and Rationale of a Randomized Controlled Trial”. Prehospital Emergency Care. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1080/10903127.2020.1808746.
Prehospital Emergency CareJournal
Food and Drug Administration and Institutional Review Board Approval of a Novel Prehospital Informed Consent Process for Emergency Research
McMullan, Jason, Christopher Droege, Col. Richard Strilka, Christopher Lindsell, and Michael J. Linke. 2020. “Food and Drug Administration and Institutional Review Board Approval of a Novel Prehospital Informed Consent Process for Emergency Research”. Prehospital Emergency Care. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1080/10903127.2020.1806969.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Intranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Prehospital Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain
Jason McMullan 2017. "Intranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Prehospital Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02866071.
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