Optimal Analgesia in Acute Gastroenteritis

Phase 3TerminatedNCT02711241

Hadassah Medical Organization15 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to find out an optimal way of analgesia in case of acute infectious gastroenteritis the investigators are going to compare two medicines that are used on everyday basis (without being ever before subject to scientifical study): Dipyrone and papaverine The study is done in the Emergency Department setting. Thus, only first 6 hours of treatment is included in study

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Gastroenteritis

Interventions

DipyroneDRUG

1 gram by slow IV infusion

PapaverineDRUG

80 mg by slow intravenous infusion

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * acute gastroenteritis * VAS scale of pain perception at least 4 Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * allergy to any one of study preparations * blood pressure less than 85 on admission * surgical condition (acute abdomen) suspected or diagnosed

Locations (1)

Hadssah Medical Organisation

Jerusalem, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in pain assessment (VAS) as opposed the pain assessment on admission

Time frame: 30 min, 1 hour, 2 hours, on discharge (up to 24 hours)

Secondary Outcomes

Need for second analgesic medicine

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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