Can a simple painkiller boost drinking after palate repair?
NCT ID NCT04771156
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding a pain medicine called Ketorolac to standard care helps children drink more fluids after cleft palate surgery. About 74 children with cleft palate (with or without cleft lip) will take part. The goal is to see if better pain control leads to improved oral intake after the operation.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 74 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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6 months and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: -Patient with Cleft palate (Complete and incomplete), with or without cleft lip, unilateral or bilateral Exclusion Criteria: * Syndromic Cleft Palate patients * Previous palatoplasty * Major unrepaired cardiac malformation * History of GI complications (GI Bleed, Gastric Ulceration) * History of Renal disorder * History of coagulopathy (As contraindication to NSAID use) * Feeding tube dependency * Patients whose parents refuse to consent to randomization
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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