Trial Outcomes & Findings for Intranasal Midazolam for Treatment of Anxiety in Children Undergoing Suturing in the Pediatric Emergency Department (NCT NCT02618772)

NCT ID: NCT02618772

Last Updated: 2016-10-07

Results Overview

Measurement of patient anxiety used to test effect of anxiolytic pre-medication.The mYPAS consists of 5 items (activity, vocalizations, emotional expressivity, state of apparent arousal, and use of parents). Each item has Likert scale whereby participant's behavior is rated from 1 to 4 (Note: Vocalizations is the only item rated from 1 to 6), with higher numbers indicating the highest severity within that item. Each participant was given a mYPAS score for the "suturing" by two independent raters. These raters watched a digital recording of the participant undergoing suturing and from this digital recording used the mYPAS scale to assign a measurement of the participant's anxiety. The mYPAS scale is rated as follows: Final scores = (Activity/4 + Vocal/6 + Emotional/4 + Arousal/4 + Parents/4) X 20. Scores range from 23 to 100 where a lower score is indicative of a lower level of anxiety and a higher is indicative of a higher level of anxiety.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

79 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Day 1: During suturing

Results posted on

2016-10-07

Participant Flow

Recruitment began on January 13, 2010 and was completed on March 17, 2015. Recruitment took place solely in the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Montreal Children's Hospital.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Intranasal Saline
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Overall Study
STARTED
39
40
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
1
0
Overall Study
COMPLETED
38
40
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
1
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Intranasal Midazolam for Treatment of Anxiety in Children Undergoing Suturing in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=39 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Total
n=79 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Customized
Intention to Treat (ITT): (n = 39, 40, 79)
7.3554 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.2152 • n=5 Participants
6.8642 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.5191 • n=7 Participants
7.1067 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.35997 • n=5 Participants
Age, Customized
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 35, 37, 72)
7.3848 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.1826 • n=5 Participants
6.8454 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.6318 • n=7 Participants
7.1076 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.4077 • n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Intention to Treat (ITT): Female
10 participants
n=5 Participants
15 participants
n=7 Participants
25 participants
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Intention to Treat (ITT): Male
29 participants
n=5 Participants
25 participants
n=7 Participants
54 participants
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Per-Protocol (PP): Female
9 participants
n=5 Participants
15 participants
n=7 Participants
24 participants
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Per-Protocol (PP): Male
26 participants
n=5 Participants
22 participants
n=7 Participants
48 participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Canada
39 Participants
n=5 Participants
40 Participants
n=7 Participants
79 Participants
n=5 Participants
Laceration Length (cm)
Intention to Treat (ITT): (n = 39, 38, 77)
2.395 Centimeters (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.2319 • n=5 Participants
2.995 Centimeters (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.9506 • n=7 Participants
2.691 Centimeters (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.6116 • n=5 Participants
Laceration Length (cm)
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 35, 36, 71)
2.389 Centimeters (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.3241 • n=5 Participants
3.056 Centimeters (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.0184 • n=7 Participants
2.727 Centimeters (cm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.7003 • n=5 Participants
Laceration Location: Above Neck
Intention to Treat (ITT)
25 Participants
n=5 Participants
18 Participants
n=7 Participants
43 Participants
n=5 Participants
Laceration Location: Above Neck
Per-Protocol (PP)
22 Participants
n=5 Participants
16 Participants
n=7 Participants
38 Participants
n=5 Participants
Laceration Location: Below Neck
Intention to Treat (ITT)
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
22 Participants
n=7 Participants
36 Participants
n=5 Participants
Laceration Location: Below Neck
Per-Protocol (PP)
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
21 Participants
n=7 Participants
34 Participants
n=5 Participants
Weight (kg)
Intention to Treat (ITT): (n = 39, 40, 79)
27.63 Kilograms (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.271 • n=5 Participants
27.67 Kilograms (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.348 • n=7 Participants
27.65 Kilograms (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.208 • n=5 Participants
Weight (kg)
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 35, 37, 72)
27.41 Kilograms (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.315 • n=5 Participants
28.02 Kilograms (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.002 • n=7 Participants
27.72 Kilograms (kg)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.675 • n=5 Participants
Triage Vitals: Heart Rate
Intention to Treat (ITT): (n = 13, 14, 27)
96.54 Beats per Minute (bpm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.613 • n=5 Participants
102.71 Beats per Minute (bpm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.088 • n=7 Participants
99.74 Beats per Minute (bpm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.42 • n=5 Participants
Triage Vitals: Heart Rate
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 13, 13, 26)
96.54 Beats per Minute (bpm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.613 • n=5 Participants
102.00 Beats per Minute (bpm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.335 • n=7 Participants
99.27 Beats per Minute (bpm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.496 • n=5 Participants
Triage Vitals: Blood Pressure (Systolic)
Intention to Treat (ITT): (n = 10, 9, 19)
110.9 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.826 • n=5 Participants
115.56 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.915 • n=7 Participants
113.11 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.300 • n=5 Participants
Triage Vitals: Blood Pressure (Systolic)
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 10, 9, 19)
110.9 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.826 • n=5 Participants
115.56 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.915 • n=7 Participants
113.11 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.300 • n=5 Participants
Triage Vitals: Blood Pressure (Diastolic)
Intention to Treat (ITT): (n = 10, 9, 19)
66.00 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.702 • n=5 Participants
73.22 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.759 • n=7 Participants
69.42 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.007 • n=5 Participants
Triage Vitals: Blood Pressure (Diastolic)
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 10, 9, 19)
66.00 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.702 • n=5 Participants
73.22 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.759 • n=7 Participants
69.42 mm Hg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.007 • n=5 Participants
Triage Vitals: Oxygen Saturation
Intention to Treat (ITT): (n = 9, 9, 18)
99.00 Percent (%)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.658 • n=5 Participants
99.22 Percent (%)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.394 • n=7 Participants
99.11 Percent (%)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.491 • n=5 Participants
Triage Vitals: Oxygen Saturation
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 9, 8, 17)
99.00 Percent (%)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.658 • n=5 Participants
99.13 Percent (%)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.458 • n=7 Participants
99.06 Percent (%)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.519 • n=5 Participants
Nasal Congestion
Intention to Treat (ITT)
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
9 Participants
n=7 Participants
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
Nasal Congestion
Per-Protocol (PP)
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
9 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
LET: Lidocaine, Epinephrine and Tetracaine Gel Use
Intention to Treat (ITT)
24 participants
n=5 Participants
26 participants
n=7 Participants
50 participants
n=5 Participants
LET: Lidocaine, Epinephrine and Tetracaine Gel Use
Per-Protocol (PP)
21 participants
n=5 Participants
24 participants
n=7 Participants
45 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: During suturing

Population: This is for the Intention to Treat analysis and thus, includes all participants that received the study intervention i.e., intranasal saline or intranasal midazolam.

Measurement of patient anxiety used to test effect of anxiolytic pre-medication.The mYPAS consists of 5 items (activity, vocalizations, emotional expressivity, state of apparent arousal, and use of parents). Each item has Likert scale whereby participant's behavior is rated from 1 to 4 (Note: Vocalizations is the only item rated from 1 to 6), with higher numbers indicating the highest severity within that item. Each participant was given a mYPAS score for the "suturing" by two independent raters. These raters watched a digital recording of the participant undergoing suturing and from this digital recording used the mYPAS scale to assign a measurement of the participant's anxiety. The mYPAS scale is rated as follows: Final scores = (Activity/4 + Vocal/6 + Emotional/4 + Arousal/4 + Parents/4) X 20. Scores range from 23 to 100 where a lower score is indicative of a lower level of anxiety and a higher is indicative of a higher level of anxiety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=34 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=39 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intention to Treat (ITT): Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
59.9201 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 30.2724
46.2871 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 20.5941

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: During suturing

Population: This is for the per-protocol analysis and thus, includes all participants who fulfill the protocol in the terms of eligibility, all interventions, and outcome assessment.

Measurement of patient anxiety used to test effect of anxiolytic pre-medication.The mYPAS consists of 5 items (activity, vocalizations, emotional expressivity, state of apparent arousal, and use of parents). Each item has Likert scale whereby participant's behavior is rated from 1 to 4 (Note: Vocalizations is the only item rated from 1 to 6), with higher numbers indicating the highest severity within that item. Each participant was given a mYPAS score for the "suturing" by two independent raters. These raters watched a digital recording of the participant undergoing suturing and from this digital recording used the mYPAS scale to assign a measurement of the participant's anxiety. The mYPAS scale is rated as follows: Final scores = (Activity/4 + Vocal/6 + Emotional/4 + Arousal/4 + Parents/4) X 20. Scores range from 23 to 100 where a lower score is indicative of a lower level of anxiety and a higher is indicative of a higher level of anxiety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=35 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=37 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Per-Protocol: Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
58.7056 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 29.8887
45.4633 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 21.20793

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: During Baseline, Intervention & Lidocaine

Population: This is for the Intention to Treat analysis and thus, includes all participants that received the study intervention i.e., intranasal saline or intranasal midazolam.

Measurement of patient anxiety used to test effect of anxiolytic pre-medication.The mYPAS consists of 5 items (activity, vocalizations, emotional expressivity, state of apparent arousal, and use of parents). Each item has Likert scale whereby participant's behavior is rated from 1 to 4 (Note: Vocalizations is the only item rated from 1 to 6), with higher numbers indicating the highest severity within that item. Each participant was given a mYPAS score for the "suturing" by two independent raters. These raters watched a digital recording of the participant undergoing suturing and from this digital recording used the mYPAS scale to assign a measurement of the participant's anxiety. The mYPAS scale is rated as follows: Final scores = (Activity/4 + Vocal/6 + Emotional/4 + Arousal/4 + Parents/4) X 20. Scores range from 23 to 100 where a lower score is indicative of a lower level of anxiety and a higher is indicative of a higher level of anxiety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=39 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intention to Treat (ITT): Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
Baseline (n = 35, 38)
29.9257 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.5783
32.9461 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 9.137
Intention to Treat (ITT): Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
Intervention (n = 32, 38)
45.1373 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 20.9071
58.5803 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 25.6165
Intention to Treat (ITT): Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
Lidocaine (n = 34, 36)
68.8275 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 26.1481
61.1871 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 22.9957
Intention to Treat (ITT): Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
Suturing Minus Baseline (n = 33, 38))
30.3485 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 31.0004
13.2166 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 18.719

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: Baseline, Intervention & Lidocaine

Population: This is for the per-protocol analysis and thus, includes all participants who fulfill the protocol in the terms of eligibility, all interventions, and outcome assessment.

Measurement of patient anxiety used to test effect of anxiolytic pre-medication.The mYPAS consists of 5 items (activity, vocalizations, emotional expressivity, state of apparent arousal, and use of parents). Each item has Likert scale whereby participant's behavior is rated from 1 to 4 (Note: Vocalizations is the only item rated from 1 to 6), with higher numbers indicating the highest severity within that item. Each participant was given a mYPAS score for the "suturing" by two independent raters. These raters watched a digital recording of the participant undergoing suturing and from this digital recording used the mYPAS scale to assign a measurement of the participant's anxiety. The mYPAS scale is rated as follows: Final scores = (Activity/4 + Vocal/6 + Emotional/4 + Arousal/4 + Parents/4) X 20. Scores range from 23 to 100 where a lower score is indicative of a lower level of anxiety and a higher is indicative of a higher level of anxiety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=35 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=37 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Per-Protocol: Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
Baseline (n = 33, 36)
30.0318 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.8073
32.9736 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 9.3917
Per-Protocol: Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
Intervention (n = 30, 36)
43.0638 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 19.5711
57.9917 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 25.7323
Per-Protocol: Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
Lidocaine (n = 34, 35)
68.8275 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 26.1481
60.9596 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 23.29024
Per-Protocol: Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Score (mYPAS)
Suturing Minus Baseline (n = 32, 36)
29.1328 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 30.6868
12.4897 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 18.95566

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: Before intervention and immediately after suturing (prior to patient discharge from the ER, i.e. same day)

Population: This is for the Intention to Treat analysis and thus, includes all participants that received the study intervention i.e., intranasal saline or intranasal midazolam.

Validated measurement of anxiety, to be used to test parental/guardian anxiety at two time points. These time points are before intervention and immediately after suturing (prior to patient discharge from the ER, i.e. same day). The STAI contains 10 items for assessing trait anxiety and 10 for state anxiety. All items are rated on a standard scale ("Not at all", "Somewhat", "Moderately so", "Very much so") with a range of 20 to 80 where higher scores indicate greater anxiety and lower scores indicate lower levels of anxiety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=39 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intention to Treat (ITT): State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
STAI Post Minus Pre (n = 35, 37)
-0.5143 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.8993
-8.2162 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.4992
Intention to Treat (ITT): State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
STAI Pre (n = 36, 37)
39.3333 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.1867
43.1351 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 14.6461
Intention to Treat (ITT): State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
STAI Post (n = 37, 40)
38.3784 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.7788
34.5500 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.2682

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Before intervention and immediately after suturing (prior to patient discharge from the ER, i.e. same day)

Population: This is for the per-protocol analysis and thus, includes all participants who fulfill the protocol in the terms of eligibility, all interventions, and outcome assessment.

Validated measurement of anxiety, to be used to test parental/guardian anxiety at two time points. These time points are before intervention and immediately after suturing (prior to patient discharge from the ER, i.e. same day). The STAI contains 10 items for assessing trait anxiety and 10 for state anxiety. All items are rated on a standard scale ("Not at all", "Somewhat", "Moderately so", "Very much so") with a range of 20 to 80 where higher scores indicate greater anxiety and lower scores indicate lower levels of anxiety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=35 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=37 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Per-Protocol: State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
STAI Post Minus Pre (n = 32, 34)
-0.8750 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 9.1643
-7.6471 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.4897
Per-Protocol: State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
STAI Pre (n = 32, 34)
39.3438 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.21522
41.7353 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 14.2261
Per-Protocol: State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
STAI Post (n = 34, 37)
38.4118 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.8184
33.7568 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.2926

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: Immediately after suturing (prior to patient discharge from the ER, i.e. same day)

Population: This is for the Intention to Treat analysis and thus, includes all participants that received the study intervention i.e., intranasal saline or intranasal midazolam.

A tool to measure the effectiveness and safety of pediatric sedation, regardless of technique used for decreasing anxiety or pain during a procedure. The scale asks the physician to rate patient states (pain/stress, movement, consciousness \& sedation side effects) based on observed behaviors (each observed behavior is given a score). The scores are then added together to give a score where -3 to 5 where the lower number is indicative of less anxiety/pain.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=37 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intention to Treat (ITT): Dartmouth Operative Conditions Scale
1.92 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.949
1.15 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.847

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: Immediately after suturing (prior to patient discharge from the ER, i.e. same day)

Population: This is for the per-protocol analysis and thus, includes all participants who fulfill the protocol in the terms of eligibility, all interventions, and outcome assessment.

A tool to measure the effectiveness and safety of pediatric sedation, regardless of technique used for decreasing anxiety or pain during a procedure. The scale asks the physician to rate patient states (pain/stress, movement, consciousness \& sedation side effects) based on observed behaviors (each observed behavior is given a score). The scores are then added together to give a score where -3 to 5 where the lower number is indicative of less anxiety/pain.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=34 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=37 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Per-Protocol: Dartmouth Operative Conditions Scale
1.88 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.966
1.08 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.906

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: immediately after intervention

Population: This is for the Intention to Treat analysis and thus, includes all participants that received the study intervention i.e., intranasal saline or intranasal midazolam.

Faces Pain Scale: Validated self-report tool of pain for participants less than 5 years old. It is a scale that allows one to score the sensation of pain from zero to ten. The scale shows a visuals (faces) for each levels 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 of the scale. For example, 0 is represented by a "face" visual that expresses no hurt. FLACC Scale: Tool to assess pain in children unable to use Faces Pain Scale-revised. The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale or FLACC scale is a measurement used to assess individuals that are unable to communicate their pain. The scale is scored in a range of 0-10 (0 represents no pain).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=38 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intention to Treat (ITT): Faces Pain Scale-Revised/ FLACC Scale
2.61 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.605
5.25 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.898

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: immediately after intervention

Population: This is for the per-protocol analysis and thus, includes all participants who fulfill the protocol in the terms of eligibility, all interventions, and outcome assessment.

Faces Pain Scale: Validated self-report tool of pain for participants less than 5 years old. It is a scale that allows one to score the sensation of pain from zero to ten. The scale shows a visuals (faces) for each levels 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 of the scale. For example, 0 is represented by a "face" visual that expresses no hurt. FLACC Scale: Tool to assess pain in children unable to use Faces Pain Scale-revised. The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale or FLACC scale is a measurement used to assess individuals that are unable to communicate their pain. The scale is scored in a range of 0-10 (0 represents no pain).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=34 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=37 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Per-Protocol: Faces Pain Scale-Revised/ FLACC Scale
2.47 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.608
5.19 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.895

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: at discharge from emergency department (i.e. same day)

Length of stay in the emergency department, measured from the end of the procedure to the time of discharge.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=39 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Time That the Participant Remained in Hospital After Procedure (Mins)
Intentiont to Treat (ITT): (n = 36, 39)
10.89 minutes
Standard Deviation 12.673
25.41 minutes
Standard Deviation 26.441
Time That the Participant Remained in Hospital After Procedure (Mins)
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 33, 37)
11.24 minutes
Standard Deviation 13.079
25.08 minutes
Standard Deviation 26.990

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Day 1

This is a measure of the length of the procedure (suturing) in minutes.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=39 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Length of Procedure (Mins)
Intention to Treat (ITT): (n = 36, 39)
14.72 minutes
Standard Deviation 7.509
23.18 minutes
Standard Deviation 23.374
Length of Procedure (Mins)
Per-Protocol (PP): (n = 33, 37)
15.00 minutes
Standard Deviation 7.734
23.19 minutes
Standard Deviation 24.014

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: physician asked immediately after procedure finished

This is a measure how how many times the physician was correct in predicting whether the patient received intranasal saline or intranasal midazolam as the intervention drug.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=39 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Physician's Prediction is Respect to Intervention Drug
Intention to Treat (ITT): (Total n = 37, 36)
30 Times correct
31 Times correct
Physician's Prediction is Respect to Intervention Drug
Per-Protocol (PP): (Total n = 34, 33)
28 Times correct
28 Times correct

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Day 1: parent asked immediately after procedure complete

This is a measure how how many times the parent/guardian was correct in predicting whether the patient received intranasal saline or intranasal midazolam as the intervention drug.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=39 Participants
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 Participants
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Guardian/Parent's Prediction is Respect to Intervention Drug
Intention to Treat (ITT): (Total n = 35, 38)
25 Times correct
31 Times correct
Guardian/Parent's Prediction is Respect to Intervention Drug
Per-Protocol (PP): (Total n = 32, 35)
22 Times correct
28 Times correct

Adverse Events

Intranasal Saline

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 2 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Intranasal Midazolam

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Intranasal Saline
n=39 participants at risk
0.08ml/kg of saline to a maximum of 2ml intranasally with an atomizer MAD-300 Saline: Intranasal administration of saline at a dose of 0.08ml/kg (max 2ml) one time prior to laceration repair as a placebo, 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Intranasal Midazolam
n=40 participants at risk
0.08ml/kg (0.4mg/kg of 5mg/ml IV solution) intranasal midazolam, to a maximum of 2ml (10mg), with an atomizer MAD-300 Midazolam: Intranasal administration of midazolam at dose of 0.4mg/kg (max 10 mg) one time 10 minutes prior to laceration repair
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
oxygen saturation less than 92%
5.1%
2/39 • Number of events 2
2.5%
1/40 • Number of events 1

Additional Information

Dr. Jennifer Turnbull

MUHC

Phone: 514-412-4400

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place