This study reviews if taking ketorolac, after a joint fusion procedure, can decrease the need for taking oxycodone (standard of care) for pain relief. The study also investigates if ketorolac affects bone healing after surgery.
This study reviews if taking ketorolac, after a joint fusion procedure, can decrease the need for taking oxycodone (standard of care) for pain relief. The study also investigates if ketorolac affects bone healing after surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Amy Loveland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGPain scores - collected at baseline (standard of care) and for the study using a study survey on days 3, 7, and 14 after surgery.
To study if postop ketorolac provides effective pain relief and helps reduce the need to take oxycodone. Participants will complete a short survey on Days 3, 7, and 14 after surgery. Participants will be asked to provide VAS pain scores, on a scale of 1-10, for the past 24 hours on Days 3, 7, and 14 after surgery.
Time frame: From baseline to 14 days after the surgery
Quantitative pain management - measured using a study survey.
To study if postop ketorolac provides effective pain relief and helps reduce the need to take oxycodone. Participants will complete a short survey on Days 3, 7, and 14 after surgery. The survey will ask the following set of questions- * number of pills (oxycodone and/or ketorolac) consumed * if the pain medicine(s) needed to be refilled * discontinuation date \& reason * side effects, if any * the effectiveness of the pain medicine(s) * preference for ketorolac or oxycodone, if applicable
Time frame: 14 days after the surgery
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