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Pain Management After Same-Day Surgery

This study is looking at different ways to manage pain after same-day surgeries. Researchers want to see if taking pain medicine on a regular schedule works better than taking it only when you need it. The pain medicines being studied are Motrin and a narcotic. This study is for adults aged 18 to 65 who are having certain outpatient surgeries performed by Dr. Van Fossen at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. The main goal is to see if this type of study is possible to do and to get an idea of how well each pain plan works. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 90 participants. It aims to compare two different pain regimens: scheduled versus as-needed.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The feasibility of the trial will be measured at 2 weeks.

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NCT06495632

Scheduled or As Needed Pain Regimen?

Recruiting
PHASE4Ages 18–65InterventionalTreatment
Cape Fear Valley Health System
~90 participants
Updated 2025-02-13 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Motrin and narcotic

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Feasibility of trial
Measured over 2 weeks

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
North Carolina1

Study leadership

  • Kelly Van Fossen, DO · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Cape Fear Valley Health

Who to contact

Kaitlyn Benson, DO
[email protected]
9104853880
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Any outpatient surgeries performed at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center by Dr. Van Fossen during the duration of the study, including: laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic ventral/umbilical/incisional hernia repair, open ventral/umbilical/incisional hernia repair, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, open inguinal hernia repair, lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, lymph node biopsy, mass excision skin or subcutaneous, diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic lysis of adhesions, pilonidal cyst excision, hemorrhoidectomy, anal fissure/sphincterotomy, anal fistulectomy, rectal exam under anesthesia, wound debridement, and wound closure
Outpatients who are medically eligible to receive the standard post surgery medication protocol (the scheduled pain protocol used in this study).
Age 18-65

Exclusion

Participants with the following conditions will be excluded from our study: fibromyalgia, chronic pain, cancer (except for breast cancer). This is because these participants have pain at baseline and it will be difficult to discern if their pain is from surgery or their chronic condition.
Participants on chronic pain medications will also be excluded from our study because it will be difficult to tell if their pain control is related to their established regimen or the one we are implementing.
If participants who are not fluent in English, because all study materials are in English.
Participants with stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease or higher will also be excluded from the study as they cannot take ibuprofen (according to National Kidney Foundation), which is included in our pain regimen.

What this trial measures

  • Feasibility of trial2 weeks

    To measure feasibility of the study, the following data will be collected: 1. Number of participants eligible for the study 2. Number of participants contacted about the study 3. Number of participants consented 4. Number of participants being at least 80% adherent to medication protocol 5. Number of drop-outs in the study and reason for drop out 6. Number of Adverse Events reported to study personnel. For all non-consented participants, only counts will be included (e.g., 5 participants who refused to consent), no identifying or private information will be collected.