Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate on Reducing Renal Colic in the Emergency Department

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To determine if magnesium sulfate paired with an analgesic medication will improve patient pain from renal colic compared with analgesic alone.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Henry Ford Health System
• Treatments: Magnesium Sulfate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age >18 years old and <100 years old.

• Patients seen in the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Macomb hospital.

• Patients that are A+Ox3.

• Patients who have typical presentation for renal colic.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age <18 years.

• Patients with a history of dementia, acute delerium or altered mental status.

• Patients with inability to consent to study or inability to fill questionnaire independently.

• Patients with CKD and allergies to study drugs.

• Patients that are pregnant (women who are of child-bearing potential will be screened with a urine BHCG).

• Patients with stroke activation or symptoms.

• Patients with trauma activations.

• Patients over the age of 100 years old are excluded as they make up a small percentage of the population and may become identifiable because of their age.

• Imaging study does not show evidence of ureteral stone.