Intranasal Sufentanil Pain-management at Entrance of Emergency Department : Influence on Pain-relief Delay

NCT ID: NCT01954368

Last Updated: 2016-12-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

144 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-03-31

Brief Summary

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Non-invasive and simple, intranasal (IN) route of administration seems promising for pain management in the Emergency Department (ED), especially when used precociously by triage nurse to rapidly deliver the first opioid dose to severely painful patients.

This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study will focus on severe traumatic pain experienced by adults admitted in our ED.

We hypothesized that, in addition to traditional morphine titration, a single dose of IN sufentanil given at triage would significantly increase the proportion of patients relieved 30 minutes after their ED admission.

Time to discharge, proportion of side effects and satisfaction rates will also be recorded.

Detailed Description

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Time to pain-relief can vary widely in the Emergency Department (ED), depending on various factors such as ED overcrowding or inadequate training in pain management.

As intravenous (IV) opioid administration is world-wide recommended for severe pain treatment, delays from triage to room admission and to first IV injection directly influence this time to pain-relief. Moreover, it is proven that an incorrect adherence to morphine titration protocol can participate in ED oligoanalgesia.

Although ED experience in intranasal (IN) opioid administration is still lacking, this simple and non-invasive way of treating pain seems safe and promising. Opioid pharmacokinetic by IN route indeed is interesting for ED practitioners : while assuring a timely analgesia, the lower Cmax and delayed Tmax by IN route can theoretically limit the risk of respiratory depression, in comparison with IV route.

We propose a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study on a convenience sample of adult patients admitted in our ED (annual census of 80000 attendances) for an isolated limb injury, and experiencing a severe pain (score \> 5/10 on numerical pain scale).

For primary outcome, we will compare the proportion of patients relieved (score \< 4/10) 30 minutes after admission, depending on the administration (or not) of a single intranasal dose of sufentanil (0,4 mcg/kg) given by the triage nurse.

Other secondary outcomes will include : evolution of pain scores in the first hour of admission and during entire ED stay, proportions of opioid-induced side-effects, proportions of patients receiving morphine and doses of morphine administrated, times for discharge, patient and staff satisfaction scores.

Conditions

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Single Traumatic Limb Injury With Severe Pain (Score > 5/10 on Numerical Pain Scale)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Intranasal placebo

Patients receiving intranasal placebo at ED admission

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

As soon as possible from ED admission, using a study drug volume schedule, triage nurse will administer to the patient a planned weight-based volume of intranasal placebo (normal saline solution).

Half of the dose will be administrated in each nostril. The patient will then rapidly be brought to emergency room and after his pain being reassessed, appropriate treatment (following current recommendations) will be given by the ED nurse.

Intranasal sufentanil

Patients receiving intranasal sufentanil at ED admission

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sufentanil

Intervention Type DRUG

As soon as possible from ED admission, using a study drug volume schedule, triage nurse will administer to the patient a weight-based volume (corresponding to 0,4 mcg/kg) of intranasal sufentanil.

Half of the dose will be administrated in each nostril. The patient will then rapidly be brought to emergency room and after his pain being reassessed, appropriate treatment (following current recommendations) will be given by the ED nurse.

Interventions

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Placebo

As soon as possible from ED admission, using a study drug volume schedule, triage nurse will administer to the patient a planned weight-based volume of intranasal placebo (normal saline solution).

Half of the dose will be administrated in each nostril. The patient will then rapidly be brought to emergency room and after his pain being reassessed, appropriate treatment (following current recommendations) will be given by the ED nurse.

Intervention Type DRUG

Sufentanil

As soon as possible from ED admission, using a study drug volume schedule, triage nurse will administer to the patient a weight-based volume (corresponding to 0,4 mcg/kg) of intranasal sufentanil.

Half of the dose will be administrated in each nostril. The patient will then rapidly be brought to emergency room and after his pain being reassessed, appropriate treatment (following current recommendations) will be given by the ED nurse.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Single traumatic limb injury.
* Severe pain (score \> 5/10 on numerical pain scale)
* Age ≥ 18 years and \< 75 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Abdominal, thoracic, vertebral or cranial injury associated
* Hemodynamic instability (systolic blood pressure \< 100 mmHg and/or blood pulse \> 110 / min)
* Oxygen saturation \< 96% on room air
* Chronic respiratory, renal or cardiac failure
* Impaired mental status (Glasgow Coma Scale \< 15)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Emergency Department

Nice, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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2013-003308-38

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

13-AOI-10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id