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

Lidocaine Versus Ketorolac for the Management of Renal Colic

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03137498
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-05-02
Start date
2017-03-06
Completion date
2019-03-06
Last updated
2018-07-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Renal Colic

Keywords

renal colic, lidocaine, ketorolac, acute pain

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.

Interventions

DRUGLidocaine

Lidocaine 1.5mg/kg IVPB in 50ml normal saline over 10 minutes x 1dose

DRUGKetorolac

Ketorolac 30mg (1ml) intravenous push injection x 1dose

Sponsors

The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

This is a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial where blinding will be conducted and applied to the study investigator, physicians, and nursing staff providing care to the patient. An independent biostatistician will conduct a statistical analysis with blinded data. Only the pharmacists preparing the study interventions will be unblended to the study treatments. The pharmacists procuring the interventions will not be part of data collection or analysis.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain score at 15 minutesat 15 minutes after initial study interventionsPatient's perception of pain as described by the use of numeric rating scale (NRS) at 15 minutes after initial study interventions

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adverse event-perioral numbnessthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of perioral numbness
Adverse event-nauseathroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of nausea
Adverse event-vomitingthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of vomiting
Adverse event-hypotensionthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of hypotension (≤90/60 mmHg)
Adverse event-arrhythmiathroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation)
Adverse event-flushingthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of flushing
Adverse event-headachethroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of headache
Adverse event-dizzinessthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of dizziness throughout
Adverse event-ear painthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of ear pain
Adverse event-injection site reactionsthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of injection site reactions
Adverse event-disorientationthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of disorientation
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%
patient satisfaction of pain control based on a Likert Scalethroughout study period (90 minutes)based on a Likert Scale
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.
Adverse event-tremorsthroughout study period (90 minutes)incidence of tremors

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactBilly Sin, PharmD
bsin@tbh.org718-250-6250

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026