Analgesia in ÖAMTC Helicopter Emergency Service in Austria

NCT03760302 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AN2015-0068 347/4.13 381/5.19
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 35,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A sufficient analgesia in injured or sick people is the main goal of physicians treating a patient. In emergency medicine potent analgesia like ketamine or opioids are routinely used. It is unknown if there are any severe side effects or if the use is safe while in use in a Helicopter Emergency Service equipped with emergency physicians.

Conditions

Field Physician Care; Analgesics; Hypnotics; Emergencies; Safety; Accident; Trauma, Multiple; Pain, Acute

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Successful analgesia

  Change in reported pain severity before and after treatment with analgesic. (Numeric Rating Scale, NRS, eleven-point scale reporting no pain=0, to maximum pain=10; 1-3 mild pain, 4-6 moderate pain, 7-10 severe pain)

  2000-2016

• Analgesic, drug type

  Use of analgesic (n= type of analgesic)

  2000-2016

• Analgesic, frequency

  Use of analgesic (n= frequency how often analgesic is used)

  2000-2016

• Analgesic, amount of analgesics

  Use of analgesic (n= amount of analgesic used in mg or µg)

  2000-2016

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Side effects

  2000-2016

• Frequency of side effects

  2000-2016

• Severity of side effect

  2000-2016

Study Arms (1)

Patient given analgesics or hypnotics

All patients treated with any kind of analgesics or hypnotics are analyzed and compared.

Other: analgesics; Other: hypnotics

Interventions

analgesics OTHER

analgesics given to a patient treated from HEMS

Patient given analgesics or hypnotics

hypnotics OTHER

hypnotics given to a patient treated from HEMS

Patient given analgesics or hypnotics

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients screened with the described inclusion criteria - eligible to be included in analysis.

You may qualify if:

• Analgesia or use of hypnotics in ÖAMTC Air Ambulance Service in Austria 2000-2016

You may not qualify if:

• No analgesia, or analgesia use not in connection to ÖAMTC Air Ambulance Service. Analgesia given not in the period of examination (2000-2016)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University Innsbruck: lead

Study Sites (1)

General and Surgical Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck

Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies; Multiple Trauma; Acute Pain

Interventions

Analgesics; Hypnotics and Sedatives

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Wounds and Injuries; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sensory System Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Pharmacologic Actions; Chemical Actions and Uses; Central Nervous System Agents; Therapeutic Uses; Central Nervous System Depressants

Study Officials

• Mathias Ströhle, Dr

  General and Surgical Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 26, 2018
• First Posted: November 30, 2018
• Study Start: December 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: October 26, 2019
• Study Completion: February 26, 2021
• Last Updated: September 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

AU (1)