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Lidocaine vs Ketorolac for Management of Renal Colic in the Emergency Department

Phase 4
Conditions
Renal Colic
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03137498
Lead Sponsor
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brief Summary

The hypothesis of the study is that lidocaine will be as effective as ketorolac in decreasing patient's perception of pain as measured by the 10 point Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The aim of the study is to compare the safety \& efficacy of lidocaine versus ketorolac for acute pain secondary to renal colic in the Emergency Department (ED).

Detailed Description

The hypothesis of the study is that lidocaine will be as effective as ketorolac in decreasing patient's perception of pain as measured by the 10 point Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The aim of the study is to compare the safety \& efficacy of lidocaine versus ketorolac for acute pain secondary to renal colic in the Emergency Department (ED). The primary endpoint is patient's perception of pain as described by the use of numeric rating scale (NRS) at 15 minutes after initial study interventions. The secondary endpoints are incidence of adverse events during the study period, patient perception of pain as described by the use of NRS at 0, 5, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 minutes after initial administration of study interventions, frequency and mean dose of rescue analgesic therapy needed at 0, 5, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 minutes, incidence of adverse events such as but would not be limited to: dizziness, perioral numbness, nausea, vomiting, arrhythmia \[examples could be but are not limited to: atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation), hypotension (≤90/60 mmHg), flushing, headache, tremors, ear pain, injection site reactions, disorientation, respiratory depression (respiratory rate less than 12bpm), oxygen saturation less than 90%)\], the number of bedside ultrasounds for diagnosis conducted, the number of CT scans for diagnosis conducted, result of radiologic imaging (Ultrasound / Computerized Tomography), time to patient discharge from the initiation of study medication/placebo, patient satisfaction of pain control based on a Likert Scale, the number of patients who consumed an adjuvant pain medication for analgesia.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients 18 years old and older
  • Presenting with acute generalized pain secondary to suspected or confirmed renal colic
  • Describes pain to be greater than or equal to 3 out of 10 on the numeric rating scale (NRS)
  • Provides informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Reported/documented allergy to lidocaine OR ketorolac (Toradol) OR morphine, corn, aspirin, ibuprofen
  • Patients who are hemodynamically unstable as dictated by the medical resident or attending [(Heart rate not within 60-110bpm); (Respiratory rate not within 12-20 bpm); (Blood pressure not within 90/50 to 180/100); (Oxygen saturation not within 94-100%)]
  • Patient with unwillingness to provide informed consent
  • Patients with past medical history of cardiovascular disorders (examples include but are not limited to: myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, heart blocks, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, slow heart rate, bradycardia, coronary artery disease, QT prolongation)
  • Past medical history of: liver dysfunction (ie: cirrhosis), chronic alcohol abuse, gastrointestinal bleed or recent gastrointestinal bleed (within past 5 days), renal dysfunction or disease, seizures (or currently actively receiving treatment for seizures), inflammatory bowel disease (or currently actively receiving treatment for inflammatory bowel disease), hepatitis (or currently actively receiving treatment for hepatitis).
  • History of liver transplant
  • Currently on dialysis
  • Has acute heart, kidney, liver, respiratory failure or trauma
  • In altered mental status
  • In significant trauma, actively breastfeeding or pregnant
  • Has language barriers who are unable to describe pain,
  • Weighing at or over 130kg
  • Has a blood pressure reading greater than 180/120 mmHg at triage,
  • Previously enrolled to the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
LidocaineLidocaineLidocaine 1.5mg/kg IVPB in 50ml normal saline over 10 minutes (active experimental) and normal saline 1ml intravenous push injection (placebo)
KetorolacKetorolacKetorolac 30mg (1ml) intravenous push injection (active intervention) and Normal saline 50ml IVPB over 10 minutes (placebo)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain score at 15 minutesat 15 minutes after initial study interventions

Patient's perception of pain as described by the use of numeric rating scale (NRS) at 15 minutes after initial study interventions

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse event-perioral numbnessthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of perioral numbness

Adverse event-headachethroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of headache

Adverse event-tremorsthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of tremors

Adverse event-injection site reactionsthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of injection site reactions

patient satisfaction of pain control based on a Likert Scalethroughout study period (90 minutes)

based on a Likert Scale

Adverse event-dizzinessthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of dizziness throughout

Adverse event-nauseathroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of nausea

Adverse event-vomitingthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of vomiting

Adverse event-arrhythmiathroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation)

Adverse event-hypotensionthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of hypotension (≤90/60 mmHg)

Adverse event-disorientationthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of disorientation

Adverse event-flushingthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of flushing

Adverse event-ear painthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of ear pain

Adverse event-respiratory depressionthroughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of respiratory depression (respiratory rate less than 12bpm)

Adverse event-oxygen saturation less than 90%throughout study period (90 minutes)

incidence of oxygen saturation less than 90%

the number of patients who consumed an adjuvant pain medication for analgesia.throughout study period (90 minutes)

the number of patients who consumed an adjuvant pain medication for analgesia.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Brooklyn Hospital Center

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

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