About this trial
This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of ketorolac in 360 patients with Stanford Type A aortic dissection, conducted between 2025 and 2027. Participants will receive either ketorolac (60 mg intramuscularly \[IM\] preoperatively and 30 mg twice daily \[BID\] for two days postoperatively) or placebo in addition to standard care. Study outcomes include composite clinical endpoints, postoperative complications, and adverse events, which will be assessed through clinical evaluations, laboratory testing, and imaging studies at predefined intervals up to 90 days. The objective of this trial is to determine whether perioperative administration of ketorolac improves clinical outcomes in this patient population.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients with Stanford Type A aortic dissection confirmed by imaging and scheduled for emergency surgery.
Disqualifiers
Patients who are unable to eat independently or require prolonged fasting.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Ketorolac
- 0.9 % saline
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Lead sponsor
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Collaborator
Huai'an First People's Hospital
Collaborator
Shandong Provincial Hospital
Collaborator
First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Collaborator
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Collaborator
The First Affilated Hospital of the Medical College, Shihezi University
Collaborator
Xinhua Hospital of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture
Collaborator
Henan Provincial Chest Hospital
Collaborator