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Effectiveness of Bupivacaine, Ketorolac, Ketamine, vs Bupivacaine Alone in Reducing Postoperative Pocket Pain
Sponsor: Kansas City Heart Rhythm Research Foundation
Summary
Bupivacaine is the most widely used local anesthetic agent across majority of the Cardiac Implantable Electronic device (CIED) implant procedures in the United States. It is hypothesized that the combination of Bupivacaine-Ketorolac-Ketamine (BKK) is more effective in alleviating perioperative and postoperative pain as compared to the use of bupivacaine alone. A few studies have been done to look for the effectiveness of BKK in abdominal surgical procedures. However, no study has been done to evaluate its efficacy and effectiveness in patients undergoing CIED insertion.
Official title: Pain Management in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Insertion; Effectiveness of Bupivacaine, Ketorolac, Ketamine, vs Bupivacaine Alone in Reducing Postoperative Pocket Pain
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2026-01
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-08-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Bupivacaine alone OR Bupivacaine-Ketorolac-Ketamine (BKK) Combination
The plan will be to stratify patients in two groups: intervention group receiving 20 cc combination of BKK (Bupivacaine HCl 60 mg \[3 mg/mL\], Ketorolac Tromethamine 24 mg \[1.2mg/mL\], Ketamine HCl 24 mg \[1.2 mg/mL\]) vs the control group receiving 20 cc of 0.5% bupivacaine (Bupivacaine HCL 100 mg \[5mg/ml\]. The dose can be repeated multiple times during the procedure as per operator's discretion. The patients will be further stratified into sub-groups based on type of procedure they had undergone. Analgesia/anesthesia strategy will be local infiltration of the drug along with a sedating agent based on institutional standard of care. The dose of the medicines will be adjusted as per discretion of the operator to maintain adequate anesthesia/analgesia during and after the procedure.
Locations (3)
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, California, United States
Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute
Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Overland Park, Kansas, United States