Ethnicity and Analgesic Practice in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Rambam Health Care Campus

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Limb Fracture

Treatments: Drug: Arab children

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02322463

0533-14-RMB-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Early and appropriate pain management in the emergency department (ED) is an important aspect of child care. Studies in the adult population revealed that ethnicity might be associated with disparities in analgesia and opioid treatment in ED patients suffering from limb fractures. The investigators aim to explore if ethnicity has an influence on analgesic practice in the pediatric ED. The objective of this study is to determine whether minority population Arab children with orthopedic injuries are less likely than Jewish children to receive oxycodone for limb fracture.

Full description

Early and appropriate pain management in the emergency department (ED) is an important aspect of child care. Studies in the adult population revealed that ethnicity might be associated with disparities in analgesia and opioid treatment in ED patients suffering from limb fractures. The investigators aim to explore if ethnicity has an influence on analgesic practice in the pediatric ED. The objective of this study is to determine whether minority population Arab children with orthopedic injuries are less likely than Jewish children to receive oxycodone for limb fracture .

Enrollment: 5,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-Any patient with a limb fracture

Exclusion criteria

• Multi trauma patients
• Patients with unidentified ethnicity

Trial design

5,000 participants in 2 patient groups

Arab children (case subjects)

Description:

Arab patients who were admitted to the pediatric ED due to a limb fracture between 01 January 2011 and 31 October 2014, who were treated with Oxycodone

Treatment:

Drug: Arab children

Jewish children (controls)

Description:

Jewish patients who were admitted to the pediatric ED due to a limb fracture between 01 January 2011 and 31 October 2014, who were treated with Oxycodone

Treatment:

Drug: Arab children