Status:

COMPLETED

Use of Ketorolac in Management of Post-Operative Pain After Heart Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Conditions:

Pain Management Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of ketorolac for post-operative pain management after heart surgery. Ketorolac appears to provide enhanced pain relief while also decreasing the requiremen...

Detailed Description

Current practice at this institution does not include routine use of ketorolac for post-operative pain management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The investigators hypothesize that using Ketor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females \> 18 years of age at the screening visit.
  • Undergoing coronary artery bypass graft or single valve repair or replacement requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.
  • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Physical Class 3, or 4.
  • Willing able to use a PCA Pump
  • Willing to receive iv morphine for 24 hours post initial ketorolac dose to control pain.
  • Capable of speaking and understanding English sufficiently to provide written informed consent and responses to pain assessment scales and neurological questionnaires.

Exclusion

  • Allergy or sensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • History of gastrointestinal bleeding or peptic ulcer
  • Serum creatinine = 2.0 mg/dl or rise in serum creatinine of = 0.5 mg/dl or 25% within the preceding 10 days if known with the exception of patients with Dialysis Dependent End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
  • Hepatic dysfunction
  • Patients with low cardiac output syndrome (cardiac index \< 2.0) after cardiopulmonary bypass or pre-op ejection fraction \< 30%
  • Inability to operate PCA pump
  • Cardiothoracic reoperations
  • Bleeding disorder

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00161577

Start Date

January 1 2004

End Date

June 1 2006

Last Update

May 13 2009

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New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, United States, 10021