drugset / Trial / NCT00161577

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

NCT00161577

Phase 4 Completed 25 enrolled Weill Medical College of Cornell University
RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

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 requirements for morphine during the (immediate) 24-hour post-operative period.

Timeline

Start
2004-01
Primary completion
2006-06
Completion
2006-06

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Ketorolac Other / unclassified Intravenous

Indications

No indication recorded.