Intranasal Versus Intravenous Ketamine for Procedural Sedation in Children

Intranasal Ketamine Versus Intravenous Ketamine for Procedural Conscious Sedation in Children: a Multi-centre Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial

This study will examine the effectiveness of intranasal (IN) ketamine compared to standard intravenous (IV) ketamine administration for simple reductions of orthopaedic injuries in the paediatric population. The aim is to assess if IN administration is equivalent to the current standard of care, IV. The population to be studied is children 5-17 years of age who require a simple orthopaedic reduction. Following a double dummy approach to overcome the difficulty in masking interventions, each participant will recieve both IV and IN interventions, only one of which will be the real drug. Procedural conscious sedation (PCS) will be assessed using the University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Bone Fractures
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Ketamine and saline

Detailed Description

Randomization and concealment of allocation will be pharmacy-controlled using a computer-based random number generator. The treating physician, research assistant, and participant will be blinded to the intervention. Eligible participants will be randomized in a 1:1 allocation ratio with a stratified block design of six to either (1) IN ketamine (each single dose, 8 mg/kg prepared in 0.9% NS in 3 mL syringe and atomizer, to a maximum of 1.5 mL) PLUS IV 0.9% NS 0.02 mL/kg or (2) IV ketamine (single dose, 1 mg/kg, to a maximum 100 mg) PLUS intranasal 0.9% NS 0.08 mL/kg divided to both nares. Due to the perceptible differences in interventional routes, each participant will receive both IV and IN interventions using this double-dummy approach. For IN dose volumes less than or equal to 0.5 mL, the entire dose will be delivered into 1 nostril and for doses greater than 0.5 mL, the dose will be divided equally between both nares. Adjuctive sedation will be given as needed in the form of IV ketamine, 1 mg/kg every 10 minutes for participants who do not achieve adequate sedation at 20 minutes (UMSS score of 4). A figure of the atomizer device used to deliver the IN agent has been uploaded. Eligible participants (defined in section 2.5 above) will be identified by the treating physician after viewing the radiographs and performing a clinical assessment. The physician will then inform a research assistant (RA) that the participant is eligible. The RA will then seek informed consent and explain the protocol to the family. Baseline demographic information will be obtained. Informed consent for PCS and a pre-anesthetic assessment will be performed by the treating physician in accordance with the usual standard of care. UMSS scores will be obtained by a trained RA at 5 minutes pre-intervention, intervention (0 minutes) and every 5 minutes thereafter for 60 minutes post-intervention or until the participant is ambulatory and drinking well, whichever is longer. Participants will receive standard monitoring of oxygen saturation, blood pressure, respiratory rate, apnea, heart rate, and rash by the attending nurse and physician every 5 minutes as per the usual standard of care. The usual standard of care also includes monitoring post-anesthetic for the presence of known idiosyncratic effects of ketamine that include vomiting, seizure, headache, emergence reaction, and hypersensitivity. The RA will obtain this information from the nursing record at discharge. Immediately prior to discharge, the RA will also record the duration of stay in the ED and parental satisfaction with PCS. 1. Chiaretti et al. 2011. Intranasal lidocaine and midazolam for procedural sedation in children. Arch Dis Child. 96;160-163

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 17
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Ontario
    • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A5W9
      • Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 17 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients 5-17 years (up to 80 kg) presenting to the paediatric ED who require a PCS for an acute simple orthopedic injuries who require a procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA). A "simple" injury is defined as a fracture or dislocation that: 1) Angulated with or without displacement but is not shortened) 2) Non-comminuted

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1) Previous hypersensitivity reaction to ketamine including rash, difficulty breathing, hypotension, apnea, or laryngospasm 2) Globe rupture 3) Traumatic brain injury with intracranial hemorrhage 4) History of uncontrolled hypertension 5) Nasal bone deformity 6) Fracture reduction expected to require > 20 minutes 7) Poor English fluency 8) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class of 3 or greater 9) Previous sedation with ketamine within 24 hours of index visit 10) Known diagnosis of schizophrenia or active psychosis 11) Pregnancy

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intranasal ketamine and saline; Intranasal ketamine (each single dose, 8 mg/kg prepared in 0.9% NS in 3 mL syringe and atomizer, to a maximum of 6.4 mL) PLUS IV 0.9% NS 0.02 mL/kg	Drug: Ketamine and saline; Ketamine intravenous and intranasal; Other Names: Ketamine hydrochloride
Active Comparator: Intravenous ketamine and saline; Intravenous ketamine (single dose, 1 mg/kg, to a maximum 100 mg) PLUS intranasal 0.9% NS 0.08 mL/kg divided to both nares	Drug: Ketamine and saline; Ketamine intravenous and intranasal; Other Names: Ketamine hydrochloride

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
University of Michigan Sedation Score	The primary outcome is the UMSS score at 10 minutes post administration of the IV intervention compared to UMSS score immediately prior to the first IN intervention (delta) using the University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS)	From the time the IV intervention is given to 60 minutes post intervention or when drinking, whichever is longer

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Onset of sedation	Time interval from first IN spray to UMSS score of greater than 3 in minutes	Within 1 hour following intervention
Duration of sedation	Time interval from UMSS score greater than 3 to a UMSS score of 0 in minutes	Within 2 hours following sedation
Adverse events	Obtained when patient fully awake and prior to discharge from the participant, physician report and corroborated with nursing sedation record	Within 2 hours following sedation
Length of stay	Time from arrival in ED bed to discharge in minutes	Within 3 hours of intervention
Length of stay due to sedation	Time from first IN spray to discharge in minutes	Within 3 hours of intervention
Duration of procedure	Time from first IN spray to end of cast application	Within 3 hours of intervention
Parental satisfaction	Obtained immediately prior to discharge using a 5-item Likert scale; Parents not wishing to remain in proximity of child for sedation may opt out	Within 2 hours of sedation
Child satisfaction	Obtained immediately prior to discharge using a 5-item Likert scale	Within 2 hours of sedation
Sedating physician satisfaction	Obtained immediately prior to discharge using a 5-item Likert scale	Duration of ED visit
Adjunctive sedative medication	Number of doses and type of adjunctive sedative medication required	Duration of ED visit
Analgesic medication	Number of doses and type of analgesic medication required	Duration of ED visit
Pain	Child's self reported pain score using the Faces Pain Scale - Revised	15 minutes prior to and 2 hours post intervention
Emergence Agitation	Degree of emergency agitation and delirium as recorded by observer using the Paediatric Anesthesia Emergency Delirium (PAED) scale	Every 5 minutes for 60 minutes starting 20 minutes post IV intervention
Nasal Irritation	Recorded using a 5-item Likert scale anchored from 1=none to 5=very severe when child has a UMSS score of 0 and is awake and drinking	Within 1 hour of intervention
Successful sedation	Successful sedation - Based on the definition of Bhatt et al., this will be defined as no unpleasant patient recall of the procedure, no resistance or restraint required during the procedure, no permanent sedation-related complication or no sedation-related event requiring abandonment of the procedure. Defined as: no unpleasant patient recall of the procedure, no resistance or restraint required during the procedure, no permanent sedation-related complication or no sedation-related event requiring abandonment of the procedure. Defined as no unpleasant recall of procedure, no resistance or restraint, no permanent sedation related complication, no sedation-related event requiring abandonment of procedure	From time of first IN spray to when participant is fully awake (UMSS score of 0 for 15 minutes)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Lawson Health Research Institute
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Naveen Poonai, MD, Western University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 25, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 27, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): March 30, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 14, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 11, 2018
• Last Verified: August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Fractures, Bone; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Central Nervous System Depressants; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Anesthetics, Dissociative; Anesthetics, Intravenous; Anesthetics, General; Anesthetics; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Excitatory Amino Acid Agents; Ketamine
• Other Study ID Numbers: 106549

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO