Ketorolac in Palatoplasty

NCT ID: NCT04771156

Last Updated: 2026-02-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-17

Study Completion Date

2027-04-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to see if the addition of IV Ketorolac to usual care multi-modal pain therapy compared to usual care will improve oral intake post-operatively

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cleft Lip and Palate

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Experimental group (Ketorolac)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ketorolac

Intervention Type DRUG

Ketorolac 0.5mg/kg will be administered intra-operatively at the conclusion of the case and 3 more doses scheduled every 8 hours in the first 24 hours post-operatively for a total of 4 doses of Ketorolac

Control Group

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

0.9% Normal Saline will be administered intra-operatively at the conclusion of the case and 3 more doses scheduled every 8 hours in the first 24 hours post-operatively for a total of 4 doses of normal saline.

Interventions

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Ketorolac

Ketorolac 0.5mg/kg will be administered intra-operatively at the conclusion of the case and 3 more doses scheduled every 8 hours in the first 24 hours post-operatively for a total of 4 doses of Ketorolac

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

0.9% Normal Saline will be administered intra-operatively at the conclusion of the case and 3 more doses scheduled every 8 hours in the first 24 hours post-operatively for a total of 4 doses of normal saline.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

-Patient with Cleft palate (Complete and incomplete), with or without cleft lip, unilateral or bilateral

Exclusion Criteria

* Syndromic Cleft Palate patients
* Previous palatoplasty
* Major unrepaired cardiac malformation
* History of GI complications (GI Bleed, Gastric Ulceration)
* History of Renal disorder
* History of coagulopathy (As contraindication to NSAID use)
* Feeding tube dependency
* Patients whose parents refuse to consent to randomization
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Matthew Greives

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Matthew R Grieves, MD,MS,FACS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Locations

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Matthew R Greives, MD,MS,FACS

Role: CONTACT

(713) 500-7275

Tien Do, DO

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Matthew R Greives, MD,MS,FACS

Role: primary

713-500-7275

Tien Do, DO

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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HSC-MS-21-0044

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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