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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02897856
Date of registration: 04/09/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Hamad Medical Corporation
Public title: Efficacy and Safety of Intramuscular Midazolam Compared to Buccal Midazolam in Pediatric Seizures
Scientific title: Efficacy and Safety of Intramuscular Midazolam Compared to Buccal Midazolam in Pediatric Seizures: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: September 2016
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02897856
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Qatar
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Children 6 month to 14 years who will be presented to the pediatric emergency or
attended by emergency medical service who have active seizure and had no intravenous
access would be eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Cardiac arrest

- Head trauma

- Drowning

- Congenital heart disease

- Inborn errors of metabolism

- Electrolyte imbalance (hypocalcaemia, hyponatremia and hypoglycemia)

- Hemodynamic instability

- Allergy to benzodiazepines

- Focal seizures with preserved level of consciousness



Age minimum: 6 Months
Age maximum: 14 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Seizures
Intervention(s)
Drug: Intramuscular midazolam
Drug: Buccal midazolam
Primary Outcome(s)
Cessation of seizure activity five minutes after treatment with study medication. [Time Frame: five minutes]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Major side effects. [Time Frame: 2 hours after cessation of seizures.]
Recurrence of seizure activity within one hour after treatment with study medication. [Time Frame: one hour]
Duration of seizure. [Time Frame: 5 minutes]
Secondary ID(s)
14-00050
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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