Ketorolac for Acute Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age1-21
SponsorChildren's Blood and Cancer Center at Dell Children's Medical Center

About this trial

Pediatric patients who present with acute vaso-occlusive pain crisis may have equivalent pain reduction scores at lower dosing of intravenous Ketorolac compared to standard dosing of 0.5 mg/kg/dose IV (\<16yo max 15mg, \>16yo max 30mg) x 1 dose.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Pediatric patients with sickle cell disease (any genotype) who present to DCMC Emergency department or outpatient hematology clinic with acute pain.

Disqualifiers

Patients receiving NSAID medication <6 hours from presentation

known kidney injury

sickle nephropathy

bleeding concerns

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ketorolac

Treatment groups

102 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations