Acute Pediatric Fracture Analgesia Study

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A clinical trial comparing ibuprofen and acetaminophen with codeine for children after discharge from the emergency department. We hypothesize that Ibuprofen will provide 20% more effective analgesia compared to acetaminophen with codeine in children with uncomplicated forearm fractures...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Ibuprofen Versus Acetaminophen With Codeine In Acute Pediatric Forearm Fractures”

A clinical trial comparing ibuprofen and acetaminophen with codeine for children after discharge from the emergency department. We hypothesize that Ibuprofen will provide 20% more effective analgesia compared to acetaminophen with codeine in children with uncomplicated forearm fractures.

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Study Primary Completion Date: September 2007

Detailed Clinical Trial Description

A clinical trial comparing ibuprofen and acetaminophen with codeine for children after discharge from the emergency department. We hypothesize that Ibuprofen will provide 20% more effective analgesia compared to acetaminophen with codeine in children with uncomplicated forearm fractures.

A random table will be used to generate an assignment of the participants to either ibuprofen or acetaminophen with codeine. Assessment of the child's pain severity, pain medication use, functional limitations and parental satisfaction will allow for identification of a difference in the management of pain in the first 72 hours after a forearm fracture. Descriptive statistics will be used to analyze demographic data.

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: ibuprofen
  • Drug: acetamin w codeine

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Experimental: Ibuprofen
  • Active Comparator: acetamin w codeine

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Change to rescue medication
    • Time Frame: First 72 hours after ED discharge

Secondary Measures

  • Pain score
    • Time Frame: First 72 hours after ED discharge
  • Functional outcomes: eat, sleep, play, school
    • Time Frame: First 72 hours after ED discharge

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children ages 4-18 years of age with an uncomplicated forearm fracture that is evaluated within 12 hours of injury and requires only splinting

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A history of a bleeding disorder, uncontrolled chronic medical disease, regularly use of or allergy to acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or codeine or developmental delay

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 4 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: Medical College of Wisconsin Other

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Amy L Drendel, DO Principal Investigator Medical College of Wisconsin  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 09, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00520442

Study ID Number: Fracture Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00520442

Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

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