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Rib FracturesPhase 4NCT00444808

Analgesic Effect of Intranasal Calcitonin on Patients With Fractured Ribs

A Phase 4 study testing Intranasal calcitonin in people with Rib Fractures and Pain, run by Université de Montréal at 1 site in Canada.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This study, which will be conducted at the emergency room of the Sacré-Cœur hospital, requires the recruitment of 60 subjects and involves some telephone follow-up. Calcitonin administered as an intranasal spray is already used to relieve pain caused by broken vertebrae and we seek to determine if it can be as… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Rib Fractures, Pain
What is being tested?
Intranasal calcitonin
How many people
19 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Feb 2007to Jan 2008
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients aged 18 or more.
  • Accidental rib fracture (one or more) visible on a lung\thorax radiography, or on a CT Scan of the thorax, as determined by the emergency physician or the radiologist.
  • The rib fracture is the main cause of pain.
  • The patient says yes to the question "do you wish something for your pain" (the result of the quantitative assessment of the pain in not taken into consideration) or the patient has already received an analgesic before the initial assessment by the emergency physician.
  • The patient is seen no more than 48 hours after the accident.

Who cannot join

  • The patient is already receiving SC.
  • Allergy or intolerance to SC, oxycodone chlorhydrate or acetaminophen
  • Active neoplasia history for at least 5 years
  • Toxicomania history as revealed by case history
  • Osteoporosis linked to hyperparathyroidism
  • Patient already using opiate analgesics or other analgesics on a regular basis (excluding aspirin at doses of 325 mg or less, as a prophylactic for cardiovascular diseases and under stable posology for at least 15 days)
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  • Steroid use within the past month
  • Pregnancy, breast feeding
  • Non-availability of patient for telephone follow-ups or follow-up appointments.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur

    Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5

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About this study

This study, which will be conducted at the emergency room of the Sacré-Cœur hospital, requires the recruitment of 60 subjects and involves some telephone follow-up.

Calcitonin administered as an intranasal spray is already used to relieve pain caused by broken vertebrae and we seek to determine if it can be as efficient in the case of pain caused by broken ribs.This study aims at testing the hypothesis that subjects suffering from the accidental fracture of one or more ribs will get relief through the intranasal spraying of calcitonin and/or will use less opiate medication for pain relief (a combination of oxycodone chlorhydrate and acetaminophen called Percocet®).

Conditions
Rib Fractures, Pain
Being tested
Intranasal calcitonin
Keywords
Rib fracture, Pain, intranasal calcitonin
Medical subject headings
Rib Fractures, Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Intranasal calcitoninDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Reduction of the pain level by 30% as measured on the visual analog scale of 0-100 mm on days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28.

  2. and/or reduction the use of back-up medication on days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Improvement in the quality of life and sleep.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Mar 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2007
  3. Study completionJan 2008

Why it stopped: Medication expired

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
19 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00444808
Sponsor's protocol ID
C.E. 2004-11-77
Status last verified
Jun 2008
First submitted
7 Mar 2007
Last updated
4 Jun 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Intranasal calcitonin in people with Rib Fractures and Pain, run by Université de Montréal at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jun 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Medication expired). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Reduction of the pain level by 30% as measured on the visual analog scale of 0-100 mm on days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28.. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jun 2008.

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