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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 28 January 2013
Main ID:  NCT00997126
Date of registration: 12/10/2009
Primary sponsor: Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation
Public title: Propofol Versus Alfentanil Versus Nitrous Oxide for Moderate Procedural Sedation
Scientific title: Propofol Versus Alfentanil Versus Nitrous Oxide for Moderate Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department
Date of first enrolment: October 2009
Target sample size: 300
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00997126
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Lila Steinberg
Address: 
Telephone: 612-873-9528
Email: research.hcmed@gmail.com
Affiliation: 
Name:   James R Miner, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 612-873-8791
Email: miner015@umn.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:   James R Miner, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adults undergoing moderate procedural sedation in the Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age <18 years

- Pregnancy

- Intoxication

- Cannot give informed consent

- Allergy to any of the three study medications

- ASA physical status score > 2

- Patients who require deep procedural sedation



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sedation
Intervention(s)
Drug: Alfentanil
Drug: Nitrous Oxide
Drug: Propofol
Primary Outcome(s)
Sub-clinical respiratory depression and clinical events associated with respiratory depression [Time Frame: From one minute prior to start of procedure until the patient has returned to baseline mental status after the conclusion of the sedation procedure (~3-60 minutes depending on procedure duration)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Depth of sedation [Time Frame: Single measurement during sedation procedure]
Patient reported pain [Time Frame: Single measurement immediately after patient returns to baseline mental status after sedation procedure]
Patient reported recall of the procedure [Time Frame: Single measurement immediately after patient returns to baseline mental status after sedation procedure]
Time to return of baseline mental status [Time Frame: Single time point after completion of sedation procedure]
Secondary ID(s)
MMRF093030
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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