An Analgesia Protocol for Acute Renal Colic in the Emergency Department

October 17, 2007 updated by: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

An Analgesia Protocol for Acute Renal Colic in the DHMC Emergency Department

An analgesia protocol for acute renal colic will lead to faster significant reductions in pain than prior practice.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A retrospective study was performed that assessed the time to significant analgesia and medications used to achieve analgesia in the DHMC ED. Based upon this a prospective pain management protocol was designed and we will track the difference in time to significant pain relief between the two groups.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

45

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Hampshire
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
        • DHMC

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Kidney stone on stone protocol CT scan
  • Acute pain from a kidney stone

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age < 18 or > 65
  • Pregnant women
  • Contraindications to NSAID's or opiates

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to significant pain relief
Time Frame: Within emergency department
Within emergency department

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Peter L Steinberg, MD, DHMC dept of Urology

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2007

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 17, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2007

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 19, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 18, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 17, 2007

Last Verified

October 1, 2007

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CPHS 20569

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