Purpose

The Prehospital Analgesia INtervention trial (PAIN) is a proposed 4 year (3-year enrollment) multicenter, prehospital, randomized, double-blind, clinical trial that will enroll approximately 994 patients at select LITES Network sites. The objective is to perform a prospective, interventional, randomized trial among prehospital trauma patients with compensated shock (SI≥0.9 or HR ≥115) and an indication for pain management, comparing patient centered outcomes following prehospital administration of ketamine hydrochloride versus fentanyl citrate.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Transport after injury to a participating PAIN Trauma center - 2. Patient with compensated shock as defined by Shock Index (SI) ≥0.9 or Heart Rate (HR) ≥115. - Intravenous pain medication indicated (CPOT≥2, NRS≥5) prior to arrival at the trauma center

Exclusion Criteria

  • No IV access - Age <18 years - Females <50 years of age - SBP>180 mmHg at time of enrollment - Advanced airway management prior to first dose administration - Known allergy to fentanyl citrate or ketamine hydrochloride - Known prisoner - Objection to study voiced by subject or family member at scene - Pain treatment contraindicated by local protocol - Wearing a "NO PAIN STUDY" bracelet

Study Design

Phase
Phase 3
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Participant, Care Provider)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Ketamine Hydrochloride
2 blinded doses 2.5mg/ml ketamine hydrochloride in separately sealed pre-filled syringes Subjects will be administered the first dose over approximately 2 minutes via slow IV push. Pain assessment following administration will be obtained and recorded every 15 minutes. Redosing may occur after approximately 15 minutes if the subject has a qualifying pain score, there are no contraindications to pain medication per local protocol, and no exclusion criteria have been met.
  • Drug: Ketamine Hydrochloride
    ketamine hydrochloride 2.5mg/ml packaged in pre-filled syringe
Active Comparator
Fentanyl Citrate
2 blinded doses 10mcg/ml in separately sealed pre-filled syringes Subjects will be administered the first dose over approximately 2 minutes via slow IV push. Pain assessment following administration will be obtained and recorded every 15 minutes. Redosing may occur after approximately 15 minutes if the subject has a qualifying pain score, there are no contraindications to pain medication per local protocol, and no exclusion criteria have been met.
  • Drug: Fentanyl Citrate
    fentanyl citrate 10mcg/ml packaged in pre-filled syringe

Recruiting Locations

University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California 92103
Contact:
Laura Haines, MD
619-543-7200
lhaines@health.ucsd.edu

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California 94110
Contact:
Lucy Kornblith, MD
415-609-6924
Lucy.Kornblith@ucsf.edu

Cooper University Health Care
Camden, New Jersey 08103
Contact:
Tanya Egodage
856-342-3341
egodage-tanya@cooperhealth.edu

Atrium Health and Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
Contact:
Addison May, MD
704 446-2504
addison.may@atriumhealth.org

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Contact:
Jason McMullan, MD
513-675-3072
Jason.McMullan@uc.edu

Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
Contact:
Philip Nawrocki, MD
4124876590
philip.nawrocki@ahn.org

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Contact:
Jason Sperry, MD
412-647-3065
sperryjl@upmc.edu

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840
Contact:
Jon Rittenberger, MD
570-887-4318
Jon.Rittenberger@guthrie.org

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
Contact:
Scott Youngquist, MD
scott.youngquist@hsc.utah.edu

The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Burlington, Vermont 05405
Contact:
Daniel Wolfson, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
802-847-2434
daniel.wolfson@uvmhealth.org

More Details

NCT ID
NCT05437575
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Jason Sperry

Study Contact

Jason Sperry, MD
412-802-8270
sperryjl@upmc.edu

Notice

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