Could a common Anti-Inflammatory replace opioids after hip surgery?
NCT ID NCT07037888
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether ketorolac, a non-opioid anti-inflammatory drug, can control pain after hip arthroscopy as well as or better than standard opioid medications. About 100 adults with femoroacetabular impingement undergoing hip arthroscopy will be randomly assigned to receive either ketorolac plus standard care or standard care alone. Researchers will measure pain levels and opioid use over the first few days after surgery, with follow-up up to 3 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ketorolac
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, non-opioid option for managing pain after hip arthroscopy, reducing addiction risk and side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center Phase 4 trial, so results may not apply broadly. Ketorolac may not control pain as effectively as opioids for some patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 89 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing hip arthroscopy over the age of 18 with Dr. T. Sean Lynch * Diagnosis of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with inability to consent and/or do not speak English * Patients with conditions contraindicated with NSAIDs (medication allergy, peptic ulcer disease, bleeding diathesis, and renal disease) * Patients with history of drug and alcohol use disorder * Patients with chronic analgesia (filled two opioid prescriptions within 6 months of the surgery) * Patients with psychotropic medication usage * Patients who take pentoxifylline, probonecid, aspirin, and/or NSAIDs who cannot stop taking it for the study * Patients who are not discharged same day after surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Henry Ford Health
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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