240
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2015
Primary Completion Date
January 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
February 29, 2016
Low dose ketamine
Children in this arm shall receive a slow infusion of ketamine at a sub-anesthetic dose and monitored for pain, vital signs and side effects for 2 hours. Records will be taken at 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120min.
Morphine
Children in this arm shall receive intravenous infusion of morphine at analgesic dose and then monitored for pain, vital signs and side effects for 2 hours. Records will be taken at 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120min.
Sickle Cell clinic, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala
Makerere University
OTHER