Ketamine Versus Midazolam for Prehospital Agitation

NCT ID: NCT03554915

Last Updated: 2019-04-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

314 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-08-01

Study Completion Date

2018-09-24

Brief Summary

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This research study is being done to figure out the best approach to treatment of pre-hospital agitation. It will compare two tiered dosing treatment protocols, one ketamine-based and one midazolam-based. Agitation is a state of extreme emotional disturbance where patients can become physically aggressive or violent, endangering themselves and those who are caring for them. Often chemical substances or severe mental illness are involved in this level of agitation. Specifically, the investigators are interested in studying agitation that is treated in the prehospital setting by paramedics. This study's hypothesis is a ketamine-based protocol will achieve a faster time to adequate sedation than a midazolam-based protocol for treatment of agitation in the prehospital environment. This study will observe the natural history of an emergency medical services standard operating procedure change from a ketamine-based protocol to a midazolam-based protocol.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Agitation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Ketamine-based Protocol

The first 6 month period of the study will employ a ketamine-based protocol for prehospital agitation. There will be a tiered dosing protocol based on degree of agitation.

Ketamine-based protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

For profoundly agitated (physically violent) patients, intramuscular ketamine 5 mg/kg will be administered first line. For severely agitated patients, intramuscular ketamine 3 mg/kg will be administered first line.

Midazolam-based Protocol

The second 6 month period of the study will employ a midazolam-based protocol for prehospital agitation. There will again be a tiered dosing protocol based on degree of agitation.

Midazolam-based protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

For profoundly agitated patients, intramuscular midazolam 15 mg will be administered. For severely agitated patients, intramuscular midazolam 5 mg will be administered.

Interventions

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Ketamine-based protocol

For profoundly agitated (physically violent) patients, intramuscular ketamine 5 mg/kg will be administered first line. For severely agitated patients, intramuscular ketamine 3 mg/kg will be administered first line.

Intervention Type OTHER

Midazolam-based protocol

For profoundly agitated patients, intramuscular midazolam 15 mg will be administered. For severely agitated patients, intramuscular midazolam 5 mg will be administered.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 or older
* Severe agitation (AMSS +2 or +3) or profound agitation (AMSS +4) requiring chemical sedation
* Transport to Hennepin County Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria

* Obviously gravid women
* Patients known or suspected to be less than 18 years of age
* Patients in which stopwatch activation, for safety reasons, is unable to occur
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Hennepin County Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Other Identifiers

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HSR #17-4306

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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