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Can a simple painkiller combo replace opioids for kids after elbow surgery?

NCT ID NCT03759028

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving children acetaminophen (Tylenol) with ibuprofen (Advil) works as well as acetaminophen with oxycodone for pain after elbow fracture surgery. About 90 children with a specific type of elbow fracture will be randomly assigned to one of the two combinations. Parents and doctors won't know which study drug the child receives. The goal is to see if the non-opioid option controls pain just as well, which could reduce the use of narcotics in children.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

About 90 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2019

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

4 to 12 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Closed supracondylar humerus fracture * Isolated supracondylar humerus fracture * Type II and III supracondylar humerus fracture * Fractures treated with closed reduction percutaneous pinning Exclusion Criteria: * Fractures with concomitant vascular injury * Fractures with concomitant neurologic deficit * Pathologic fractures * Fractures with concomitant injuries (multiple trauma) * Fractures with swelling requiring post-operative hospitalization for monitoring * Known history of allergies to acetaminophen, ibuprofen or oxycodone * Patients with developmental delay that would preclude participation in the visual analog Faces Pain Scale-Revised * Patients with intellectual disability that would preclude participation in the visual analog Faces Pain Scale-Revised * History of suspected child abuse

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Conditions

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Elbow Fractures humerus fracture

As listed by the trial registrant

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Supracondylar humerus fracture

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Orthopaedic Institute for Children

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90007, United States

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