Buscopan Versus Acetaminophen for Acute Abdominal Pain in Children
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-02-22
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
There is ample evidence that pain in children is under recognized and under treated. This is
especially true for acute abdominal pain, a common complaint in the paediatric emergency
department. Clinicians often fear that analgesia will obscure the diagnosis of a potentially
surgical condition. As a result, acute abdominal pain goes untreated in many children, as
there is no standard of care. Hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan) has been used successfully
in adults and children for pain associated with urinary tract infections and kidney stones
for over 60 years. However, no study has explored its usefulness in relieving acute abdominal
pain in children. The objectives of this study are to investigate to what degree Buscopan is
effective in relieving abdominal pain in children compared to acetaminophen.