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ON-Q Pump Infusion of Ketorolac and Ropivacaine at the Wound Site for Postoperative Pain Management

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00638508

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Official title

The Analgesic Efficacy of Continuous Infusion of Ketorolac and Ropivacaine at the Wound Site Using ON-Q Pump for Postoperative Pain Management

Brief summary

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After surgery it is normal to experience some pain at the site of operation. In order to reduce the pain, medication such as Morphine is injected into a vein using a Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump that is kept at bed side, and is activated by the patient when needed. However, Morphine is an opioid drug, which can cause side effects such as sedation, nausea, vomiting, and reduced breathing on prolonged use. In addition to the opioid drugs, local anesthetics, and other drugs called Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been injected locally to provide prolonged pain relief without the side effects of morphine. Recently a portable device called ON-Q pump has been developed to continuously infuse the local anesthetic through 2 small catheters inserted at the wound site. The ON-Q Pump is a small tennis ball sized unit made of a soft synthetic material that slowly infuses the drug through the catheters by elastic force. This pump is very safe and is attached to a bedside pole or the patient's hospital gown. This pump has already been approved by the FDA for clinical use, and has been reported to provide effective pain management after some surgical procedures. The primary aim of the present study is to evaluate the relative efficacy of the drugs Ketorolac and Ropivacaine infused through the ON-Q pump in reducing the pain following gynecologic surgery. Ketorolac and Ropivacaine are approved drugs that are frequently used for post operative pain relief. Our hypothesis is that these two drugs in combination will provide better analgesia than Ketorolac alone.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00638508
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Lead sponsor
Maimonides Medical Center
Other
Enrollment
67 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
May 31, 2007
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2008
Completion
Jul 31, 2008
Last update posted
Aug 6, 2018

2007 – 2008

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn New York 11219

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