Efficacy of ketorolac as an adjunct to the Bier Block to control post operative pain following traumatic forearm surgery
Phase 2
- Conditions
- fracture of forearm.fracture of forearm
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014042115587N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria of the study:
15> age> 60; Patients who undergo orthopedic surgery because of traumatic forearm fracture; Duration of surgery less than 90 minutes.
Exclusion criteria:
History of chronic analgesics consumption, for example Acetaminophen; History of drug abuse; Any signs of upper limb infection; Upper limb vascular disease; History of the severe psychiatric disease; Allergy to lidocaine or Ktorolac; Pregnancy; Renal Diseases
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The pain score in each group. Timepoint: -Every 15 min in the first hour then every 2 hr in the first day. Method of measurement: Numeric pain intensity scale (VAS Scoring system).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method arcotic consumption in the first 24 hours. Timepoint: 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: mg.