Non-Narcotic Pain Control After ACL Reconstruction

NCT06973785 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-08-11

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Summary

This is a double-blind randomized controlled trial of standard of care therapy, either oral ketorolac (experimental group) or oral oxycodone (control group) to demonstrate efficacy in reducing the percentage of narcotic doses taken and documenting the number of patients with no exposure to any narcotics (take zero oxycodone) after undergoing primary knee ACL reconstruction outpatient surgery.

Conditions

  • ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
  • ACL Injuries

Interventions

DRUG

dispense of study drug

• Cohort Group 1 (Experimental): ketorolac 10mg with rescue medication oxycodone 5mg All patients will be given acetaminophen

DRUG

Ketorolac

Patients will be randomized to either Ketorolac or Oxycodone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kurt P Spindler, MD · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-15
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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