Early Aggressive Pain Management is Associated With Improved Outcomes in Blunt Thoracic Trauma

NCT01327287 | Terminated

• 2 other identifiers: H9025-35075-0110-04955
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 43
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to analyze the use of early aggressive pain management with thoracic epidural in eligible patients with blunt thoracic trauma.

Conditions

Thoracic Injury; Rib Fracture; Sternal Fracture

Keywords

thoracic epidural; blunt; blunt thoracic injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hospital Length of stay

  the hospital length of stay will be assessed for patients who received thoracic epidural compared to those who did not receive thoracic epidural.

  An average of 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Trauma patients eligible to receive thoracic epidural

Patients admitted to the hospital suffering from blunt thoracic injury and who meet inclusion/exclusion criteria and receive thoracic epidural for pain

Control Arm

Trauma patients eligible to receive thoracic epidural but did not receive thoracic epidural for pain

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients \> 18 years of age admitted to San Francisco General Hospital Trauma service with blunt thoracic trauma requiring IV opioids for pain relief

You may qualify if:

• \> 18 years of age
• Patients admitted to SFGH trauma service with blunt thoracic trauma (i.e. rib fractures, sternal fractures) requiring IV opioids for pain relief.

You may not qualify if:

• Acute spine fractures or pre-existing spine deformity
• Traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury or altered mental status
• Unstable pelvic fracture or open abdomen
• Hemodynamic instability or major aortic injury (dissection, pseudoaneurysm)
• Coagulopathy
• Mechanical intubation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of California, San Francisco at San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Thoracic Injuries; Rib Fractures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries; Fractures, Bone

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2011
• First Posted: April 1, 2011
• Study Start: February 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2013
• Study Completion: February 1, 2013
• Last Updated: April 17, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

Locations

US (1)