NCT02703610

Randomized Trial of Two Analgesics in Elderly ED Patients

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Albany Medical College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to perform a randomized, double blind 2-arm clinical trial of the comparative efficacy of 2 oral analgesics in the the management of acute pain in elderly patients who present and then are discharged from the ED.

Detailed description

To perform a randomized, double blind 2-arm clinical trial of the comparative efficacy of 2 oral analgesics in the the management of acute pain in elderly patients who present and then are discharged from the ED.. The 2 groups are as follows: 1. Oxycodone/acetaminophen (5/325) 2. Ibuprofen/acetaminophen (400/500)

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Oxycodone/acetaminophen	Patients will be discharged home with a 3 day supply of oxycodone/acetaminophen
DRUG	Ibuprofen/acetaminophen	Patients will be discharged home with a 3 day supply of ibuprofen/acetaminophen

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-07-01
• Primary completion: 2026-07-30
• Completion: 2026-07-30
• First posted: 2016-03-09
• Last updated: 2023-09-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study