Siatalgia is one of the main symptoms related to emergency department presentations. Patients with sciatalgia are seeking for immediate pain relief and little known regarding the pain management of these patients in emergency department. This study aim to trial the effect of intravenous paracetamol and morphine in patients presented with sciatalgia to emergency department.
Siatalgia is one of the main symptoms related to emergency department presentations. Patients with sciatalgia are seeking for immediate pain relief and little known regarding the pain management of these patients in emergency department. Neuronal compression is the main cause of pain in sciatalgia rather than inflammation which also differ sciatalgia from the other type of pains in emergency department. Sciatalgia is a kind of neuralgia and there is not so much option in the pain management of these patients. Intravenous paracetamol and morphine is commonly used analgesics in various kind of pain in emergency department. So, this study aim to trial the effect of intravenous paracetamol and morphine in patients presented with sciatalgia to emergency department.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
300
1 g paracetamol via intravenous route in 100 ml normal saline
0.1 mg/kg morphine via intravenous route in 100 ml normal saline
Intravenous 100 ml normal saline
Pamukkale University Hospital
Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGVisual Analogue Scale Score to measure pain reduction
Visual Analogue Scale Score at 30 minutes in order to measure pain reduction
Time frame: 30 minutes
Rescue drug need questionnaire
The rescue drug need will be recorded by asking the study patient at 30 minutes. yes/no
Time frame: 30 minutes
Adverse effects
Adverse effects occurred within the 30 minutes period
Time frame: 30 minutes
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