NCT00765232

Intravenous Ketorolac for Postoperative Pain in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

The Efficacy of Continuous Intravenous Ketorolac for Postoperative Pain in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: a Double Blinded Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 111 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether continuous intravenous ketorolac infusion reduces pain in patients who are having laparoscopic surgery to donate a kidney.

Conditions

• Nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Ketorolac	90 mg ketorolac in 1 L of normal saline infused at 40-120 mL/hr for 18.5-23 hours beginning 0.5 hours after the end of surgery.
DRUG	Placebo	1 L of normal saline infused at 40-120 mL/hr for 18.5-23 hours beginning 0.5 hours after the end of surgery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-10-01
• Primary completion: 2010-11-01
• Completion: 2010-11-01
• First posted: 2008-10-02
• Last updated: 2012-01-27
• Results posted: 2012-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States