# Etomidate Versus Ketamine for Emergency Endotracheal Intubation: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

> **NCT02643381** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center** · enrollment: 801 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- Respiratory Arrest

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Etomidate
- **DRUG:** Ketamine
- **PROCEDURE:** Emergency Endotracheal Intubation
- **DEVICE:** Mechanical Ventilation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02643381
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-06-06
- **Primary completion:** 2020-12-01
- **Final completion:** 2020-12-01
- **Target enrollment:** 801 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02643381

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02643381, "Etomidate Versus Ketamine for Emergency Endotracheal Intubation: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02643381. Licensed CC0.

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