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Rib Fracture Cryoanalgesia
Rib fractures lead to poor patient outcomes and even death 3. Data suggests effective pain management is crucial to obtain favorable outcomes 4, 5Current outpatient treatment modalities are limited to oral or topical medications with low efficacy and high risk for opioid dependence. In-patient management with a thoracic epidural TEA is largely considered the gold standard, but the risks of TEA may outweigh the benefits 6 to 8.
Conditions:
🦠 Pain Management Improvement
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 5 June 2023
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 5 June 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 5 June 2025
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 10
🔬 Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
📊 Phase N/A
Locations:
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * 18 years of age Acute pain attributed to rib fracture(s) Able to obtain consent

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * \<18 years of age Pregnant Incarcerated Confounding injuries or significant pain attributed to secondary injury Patients with any of the following: cryoglobulinemia; paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria; cold urticarial; Raynaud's disease; open and/or infected wounds at or near the treatment site
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 75 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 26 July 2023
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 17 October 2023
  • First Posted 23 October 2023

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 17 October 2023
  • Last Update Posted 23 October 2023
  • Last Verified July 2023
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