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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/01/061659 [Registered on: 19/01/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 18/01/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of safety of transdermal ketoprofen and diclofenac patches in post-operative pain management  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of efficacy and safety of single dose transdermal ketoprofen and diclofenac patches in post-operative pain management in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic procedures 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Pavithira Sekar 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Sri Lalithambigai medical college 
Address  Department of Pharmacology, Sri Lalithambigai Medical college and Hospital, Service Rd, Maduravoyal, Adayalampattu,

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600095
India 
Phone  9940087476  
Fax    
Email  drpavithras06@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Pavithira Sekar 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Sri Lalithambigai medical college 
Address  Department of Pharmacology, Sri Lalithambigai Medical college and Hospital, Service Rd, Maduravoyal, Adayalampattu,

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600095
India 
Phone  9940087476  
Fax    
Email  drpavithras06@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Pavithira Sekar 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Sri Lalithambigai medical college 
Address  Department of Pharmacology, Sri Lalithambigai Medical college and Hospital, Service Rd, Maduravoyal, Adayalampattu,

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600095
India 
Phone  9940087476  
Fax    
Email  drpavithras06@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Sri Lalithambigai medical college and hospital, service road, Maduravoyal, Adayalampattu, chennai -600095  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sri Lalithambigai medical college 
Address  Service Rd, Maduravoyal, Adayalampattu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600095  
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DrPavithira  Sri Lalithambigai medical college  Department of Pharmacology, Service Rd, Maduravoyal, Adayalampattu,
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9940087476

drpavithras06@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Sri lalithambigai medical college  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  , (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  diclofenac 100 mg transdermal patch.  35 patients assigned in Group D received transdermal diclofenac 100 mg. In the immediate postoperative period no other analgesics were given. To assess the postoperative pain visual analogue scale (VAS) were used. VAS score was recorded at 4,6,8,12 and 24 hours postoperatively. Sleep interference score was also recorded on 10 point scale that described how the pain had interfered with patient’s sleep during the first 24 hours.  
Comparator Agent  Ketoprofen 20 mg transdermal patch  35 patients assigned in Group K received transdermal ketoprofen 20 mg.Two hours after administering the spinal anaesthesia, the corresponding transdermal patch was applied. The patch was applied to non- hairy areas of the body preferably in the upper chest or deltoid region. In the immediate postoperative period no other analgesics were given. VAS score was recorded at 4,6,8,12, and 24 hours postoperatively.Sleep interference score was also recorded that described how the pain had interfered with patient’s sleep during the first 24 hours 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  who were all undergoing lower limb surgeries (ORIF).  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  pregnant or lactating mothers, patients on chronic pain treatment, patients with known allergy to the study drug, with any bleeding disorders, with history of impaired cognitive functions and history of alcohol and substance abuse.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
postoperative pain was taken in a visual analogue scale  visual analogue scale (VAS) were used. VAS score was recorded at 4,6,8,12 and 24 hours postoperatively 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Sleep interference score was also recorded on a 10-point scale   how the pain had interfered with patient’s sleep during the first 24 hours 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/02/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Preoperatively demographic data like age, gender weight, BMI were noted. On the day of surgery patients were shifted to the operating room, standard monitors were applied, two wide bore intravenous cannula placed and spinal anesthesia were given. Two hours after administering the spinal anaesthesia, the corresponding transdermal patch was applied. The patch was applied to non- hairy areas of the body preferably in the upper chest or deltoid region. In the immediate postoperative period no other analgesics were given. To assess the postoperative pain visual analogue scale (VAS) were used. VAS score was recorded at 4,6,8,12, and 24 hours postoperatively. Sleep interference score was also recorded on a 10-point scale that described how the pain had interfered with patient’s sleep during the first 24 hours.

 
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