Status:

TERMINATED

IV Ibuprofen for Post-Electroconvulsive Therapy Myalgia

Lead Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Conditions:

Depression, Myalgia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Post-procedure myalgia (muscle ache) is a well-known and common complication of Electro-convulsive Treatment (ECT). Myalgias are a serious concern of patients and occur in approximately 50% of these c...

Detailed Description

IV ibuprofen (trade name Caldolor) is a novel therapeutic modality approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2009 for the treatment of mild to moderate pain, as an adjunct to opioi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Capable of providing informed consent
  • American Society Anesthesiologists (ASA) rating I-III
  • Subjects age 18-80 capable of providing consent.
  • Subjects undergoing electroconvulsive therapy using succinylcholine as the sole neuromuscular blocking agent.
  • Subjects who have scored ≥23 on the Mini-Mental State Examination.

Exclusion

  • Subjects who have had a recent thrombotic event, myocardial infarction or stroke or episode of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) within less than 3 months.
  • Subjects who have had a recent cardiovascular surgery within the last 3 months.
  • Subjects with active Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Subjects who have asthma, itching or allergic type reaction following aspirin or other NSAID administration
  • Subjects with a known hypersensitivity to ibuprofen
  • Subjects with heart failure, bleeding disorders or kidney failure
  • Subjects taking aspirin, Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, or anticoagulants within one month.
  • Subjects with any devices used to treat pain (intrathecal pumps, spinal cord stimulators etc)
  • Subjects with a history of fibromyalgia or chronic myositis
  • Subjects who are pregnant
  • Subjects who do not have a phone
  • Subjects who have had previous ECT
  • Subjects receiving toradol (Ketorolac)
  • Subjects with reported renal disease within less than 3 months.
  • Subjects who have had previous electroconvulsive therapy within the last 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01200069

Start Date

July 1 2010

End Date

September 1 2014

Last Update

March 29 2017

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University Hospital

Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07101