Nasal spray may offer faster pain relief for kids with broken bones
NCT ID NCT06464146
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a nasal spray of fentanyl or ketamine can relieve moderate to severe pain from limb injuries in children (ages 2-17) faster than oral morphine. About 300 children in the emergency room will be randomly assigned to one of the three medicines. The goal is to see which option works best within 30 minutes without needing extra pain relief.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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2 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Child aged 2 years to 17 years and 11 months * With 10 kg ≤ Weight ≤ 100 kg * Presenting to ED with a traumatic pain and suspected fracture(s) based on an acute deformity AND experiencing pain and/or functional impotence in the injured limb(s) * Within the first 12 hours after the injury * VAS pain score at ED arrival ≥ 60/100 (if child ≥ 7 years) or Evendol pain score at ED arrival ≥ 7/15 (if child \< 7 years) * Affiliated to health insurance * At least one signed parental informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Received narcotic pain medication prior to arrival * Contraindication to morphine, mentioned in SmPC * Hypersensitivity to ketamine or fentanyl or to excipients (sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide), or to other opioids. * Contraindication to fentanyl or ketamine, mentioned in SmPC * GCS \<15 * Evidence of significant femur, head, chest, abdominal, or spine injury * Open fracture * Nasal trauma or complete nasal obstruction * Active epistaxis * Nasal or sinus surgery within 6 months before inclusion * History of high blood pressure, known coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, acute glaucoma, increased intracranial pressure, major psychiatric disorder, hepatocellular insufficiency * Active or history of psychiatric disorder * Known pregnancy or suspicion of being pregnant * Breastfeeding * Non-French speaking parent and / or child. * Participation to another interventional clinical research
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ambroise Paré Hospital
RECRUITINGBoulogne-Billancourt, 92100, France
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Hopital Necker Enfants malades
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Mère-Enfant Hospital
RECRUITINGNantes, 44000, France
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Roger Salengro Hospital
RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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Timone Hospital
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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