Status:

TERMINATED

KITS Study -Ketorolac In Tonsillectomy Surgery: a Double Blinded, Randomized Clinical Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alberta

Conditions:

Recurrent Acute Tonsillitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-15 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Our group wishes to test the novel hypothesis that intraoperative use of ketorolac in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy reduces post-operative nausea and vomiting, postoperative pain scores,...

Detailed Description

Intraoperative analgesia has a tremendous theoretical potential to decrease postoperative pain, and thus narcotic requirement and length of subsequent hospital stay. There is indeed a dearth of eviden...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged 3yrs-15yrs who will undergo tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy for sleep disordered breathing confirmed by oximetry

Exclusion

  • Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Co-morbid disease precluding use of NSAIDS or Narcotics
  • Language/developmental/social inability to assess pain scores

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

121 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01498796

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

July 1 2013

Last Update

March 25 2020

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Stollery Children's Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7