TerminatedNot Applicable

Early Aggressive Pain Management is Associated With Improved Outcomes in Blunt Thoracic Trauma

Stopped: inability to recruit participants despite numerous attempts

United States43 participantsStarted 2010-02

Plain-language summary

This study is designed to analyze the use of early aggressive pain management with thoracic epidural in eligible patients with blunt thoracic trauma.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * \> 18 years of age * Patients admitted to SFGH trauma service with blunt thoracic trauma (i.e. rib fractures, sternal fractures) requiring IV opioids for pain relief. Exclusion Criteria: * Acute spine fractures or pre-existing spine deformity * Traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury or altered mental status * Unstable pelvic fracture or open abdomen * Hemodynamic instability or major aortic injury (dissection, pseudoaneurysm) * Coagulopathy * Mechanical intubation

What they're measuring

Hospital Length of stay

Timeframe: An average of 8 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01327287

SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2013-02

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