Acute Pain and Inflammation After Surgery

Oslo University Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is 1. to observe acute pain after surgery and measure the natural course of inflammatory mediators 2. study pain relieving effects and local anti-inflammatory effects of systemically administered ketorolac

Randomizized controlled trial

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Knee Injuries

Interventions

1 Ketorolac intraarticularDRUG

Ketorolac intraarticular 5 mg

PlaceboDRUG

Saline

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Day case surgical patients above 18 years old * Non pregnant Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Oslo University Hospital, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care

Oslo, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain relief local anti-flammatory effects

Time frame: 2 h

Secondary Outcomes

Rescue analgesic consumption

Time frame: 2 h

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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