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Opioid Analgesic

Ketorolac for Ear Infection

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Anica Crnkovic, MD
Research Sponsored by Anica Crnkovic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through study completion, an average of 1 hour postop
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare the effectiveness of two pain-relieving drugs for children having a minor surgery to place tubes in their ears.

Eligible Conditions
  • Ear Infection
  • Postoperative Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 1 hour postop
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of 1 hour postop for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Pain score assessment
Secondary outcome measures
Administration of additional pain medication

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Ketorolac and FentanylExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Ketorolac 1mg/kg sublingual, in the form of Ketorolac Tromethamine solution for intravenous/intramuscular use and Fentanyl 2mcg/kg intranasal, in the form of Fentanyl Citrate solution for intravenous/intramuscular use.
Group II: KetorolacExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Ketorolac 1mg/kg sublingual, in the form of Ketorolac Tromethamine solution for intravenous/intramuscular use.
Group III: FentanylExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Fentanyl 2mcg/kg intranasal, in the form of Fentanyl Citrate solution for intravenous/intramuscular use.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Ketorolac
FDA approved
Fentanyl
FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Anica CrnkovicLead Sponsor
Anica Crnkovic, MDPrincipal InvestigatorAlbany Medical College

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Recent research and studies
Pediatric AnesthesiaJournal
Use of Intravenous Ketorolac in the Neonate and Premature Babies
Papacci, Patrizia, Giovanni Francisci, Tiziana Iacobucci, Carmen Giannantonio, Maria Pia De Carolis, Enrico Zecca, and Costantino Romagnoli. 2004. “Use of Intravenous Ketorolac in the Neonate and Premature Babies”. Pediatric Anesthesia. Wiley. doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01250.x.
Anesthesia & AnalgesiaJournal
Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Myringotomy and Placement Equalization Tubes in Ambulatory Surgery
Pappas, Ana Lucia, Elaine M. Fluder, Steve Creech, Andrew Hotaling, and Albert Park. 2003. “Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Myringotomy and Placement Equalization Tubes in Ambulatory Surgery”. Anesthesia & Analgesia. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1213/01.ane.0000064206.51296.1d.
Anesthesia & AnalgesiaJournal
The Pharmacokinetics of Ketorolac After Single Postoperative Intranasal Administration in Adolescent Patients
Drover, David R., Gregory B. Hammer, and Brian J. Anderson. 2012. “The Pharmacokinetics of Ketorolac After Single Postoperative Intranasal Administration in Adolescent Patients”. Anesthesia & Analgesia. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e31824f92c2.
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiaJournal
Prospective Randomized Trial of Ketorolac After Congenital Heart Surgery
Gupta, Anuja, Casey Daggett, Stacey Drant, Niurka Rivero, and Alan Lewis. 2004. “Prospective Randomized Trial of Ketorolac After Congenital Heart Surgery”. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2004.05.024.
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