Status:
COMPLETED
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Acute Pain Control
Lead Sponsor:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Conditions:
Fracture
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Brief Summary
We aim to compare pain management among three groups of ethnic disparity (ED) patients, Hispanics, non-Hispanic Blacks, non-Hispanic Whites, and assess whether the observed association between pain ma...
Detailed Description
The study was conducted at two urban academic Emergency Departments associated with Montefiore Medical Center. Emergency Medicine residents and full-time Emergency Medicine faculty are present at both...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 to 55 years;
- Acute pain starting no more than 24 hours before presenting to the ED;
- Have isolated long-bone fracture documented on x-ray;
- Have a complaint of pain at triage or complaining of pain to the physician;
- English and Spanish speaking
Exclusion
- Participating in another clinical study at the same site time of entry;
- Unable to complete the pain intensity scale, or complete the questionnaire because of inability to understand the task and questions;
- Intoxication with alcohol or other drug;
- Pregnancy;
- Methadone use;
- Use of opioids or tramadol in past seven days;
- Patients who are allergic to any analgesics;
- Patients with a chronic pain syndrome (sickle cell anemia, fibromyalgia, migraine, peripheral neuropathies)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
285 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00115180
Start Date
September 1 2003
End Date
November 1 2006
Last Update
January 7 2016
Active Locations (2)
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1
Jacobi Medical Center Emergency Department
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
2
Montefiore Medical Center Emergency Department
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467