Analgesic Efficacy of Intravenous Ibuprofen in Biliary Colic

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Biliary Colic

In brief

The aim of this study is to assess the analgesic efficacy of intravenous ibuprofen given in the Emergency Department for the treatment of biliary colic. We hypothesize that intravenous ibuprofen will provide a clinically significant drop in self-reported patient pain level as measured by the visual analog scale.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02268955

Run by

Valleywise Health

People needed

22

Starts

2014-09-09

Expected to finish

2017-06-28

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients ages 18-55
• Present to ED with right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain
• Suspected diagnosis of biliary colic
• Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential (complete POC testing form)
• No history of cholecystectomy

You may not qualify if…

• Patient age < 18 or > 55
• Incarcerated
• Hemodynamic instability
• Inability to reliably self-report or communicate pain intensity and pain relief
• Taking Warfarin
• Cannot consent of are not competent to consent
• Hepatic, renal, cardiac failure
• NSAID or morphine allergy
• History congenital bleeding diathesis or platelet dysfunction
• Peptic ulcer diseases
• Are otherwise unsuitable for the study in the opinion of the investigator/sub-investigators

Where it is running

• Maricopa Integrated Health System — Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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