Trial Outcomes & Findings for Pain Outcomes of Intra-operative IV Tylenol and/or IV Toradol for Carpal Tunnel and Distal Radius Fracture Surgeries (NCT NCT02313675)

NCT ID: NCT02313675

Last Updated: 2018-05-04

Results Overview

This is an ordinal pain scale. The patient picks a number from 0-10 scale every 4 hours for 7 days post-operatively. 0 is no pain, 10 is the worst pain imaginable. Lower scores would be preferable to higher scores.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

44 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

7 days

Results posted on

2018-05-04

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
IV Tylenol
One time intra-operative IV acetaminophen administration Acetaminophen
IV Toradol
One time intra-operative IV ketorolac thromethamine administration Ketorolac Tromethamine
IV Tylenol/Toradol Combination
One time intra-operative IV combination of acetaminophen/ketorolac administration Acetaminophen Ketorolac Tromethamine
Saline
One time intra-operative 50ml IV normal saline administration Saline
Overall Study
STARTED
11
11
11
11
Overall Study
COMPLETED
11
11
11
11
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
IV Tylenol
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV acetaminophen administration Acetaminophen
IV Toradol
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV ketorolac thromethamine administration Ketorolac Tromethamine
IV Tylenol/Toradol Combination
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV combination of acetaminophen/ketorolac administration Acetaminophen Ketorolac Tromethamine
Saline
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative 50ml IV normal saline administration Saline
Total
n=44 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
57 years
n=11 Participants
48 years
n=11 Participants
43 years
n=11 Participants
55 years
n=11 Participants
51 years
n=44 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
8 Participants
n=11 Participants
8 Participants
n=11 Participants
6 Participants
n=11 Participants
6 Participants
n=11 Participants
28 Participants
n=44 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
3 Participants
n=11 Participants
3 Participants
n=11 Participants
5 Participants
n=11 Participants
5 Participants
n=11 Participants
16 Participants
n=44 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 days

This is an ordinal pain scale. The patient picks a number from 0-10 scale every 4 hours for 7 days post-operatively. 0 is no pain, 10 is the worst pain imaginable. Lower scores would be preferable to higher scores.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
IV Tylenol
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV acetaminophen administration Acetaminophen
IV Toradol
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV ketorolac thromethamine administration Ketorolac Tromethamine
IV Tylenol/Toradol Combination
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV combination of acetaminophen/ketorolac administration Acetaminophen Ketorolac Tromethamine
Saline
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative 50ml IV normal saline administration Saline
Postoperative Pain (Pain Scores From 0-10 Scale)
2.0 units on a scale
Interval 1.7 to 2.3
2.9 units on a scale
Interval 2.6 to 3.2
2.7 units on a scale
Interval 2.3 to 3.0
2.0 units on a scale
Interval 1.7 to 2.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 days

Daily opioid consumption assessed as number of pills taken that day, each day for 7 days post-operatively Outcome measure reported below is mean number of opioid pills consumed per day.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
IV Tylenol
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV acetaminophen administration Acetaminophen
IV Toradol
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV ketorolac thromethamine administration Ketorolac Tromethamine
IV Tylenol/Toradol Combination
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative IV combination of acetaminophen/ketorolac administration Acetaminophen Ketorolac Tromethamine
Saline
n=11 Participants
One time intra-operative 50ml IV normal saline administration Saline
Opioid Consumption (Number of Pills Taken)
0.2 pills consumed
Interval 0.0 to 12.0
0.7 pills consumed
Interval 0.0 to 16.0
1.0 pills consumed
Interval 0.0 to 20.0
0.7 pills consumed
Interval 0.0 to 16.0

Adverse Events

IV Tylenol

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

IV Toradol

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

IV Tylenol/Toradol Combination

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Saline

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

John R Fowler, MD

University of Pittsbur

Phone: 412-605-3245

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place