Methadone for Post-Surgery Pain After Hip Replacement
This study is looking at whether giving methadone (a pain medication) during total hip replacement surgery can reduce pain and the need for other opioid pain medicines afterward. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 75 years old and are having an elective total hip replacement with a specific type of spinal anesthesia. The researchers want to see if methadone helps with your pain levels in the recovery room within 24 hours after surgery. This study plans to enroll 162 people, but its current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is a randomized, double-blind controlled trial, meaning participants are randomly assigned to groups and neither you nor your doctors will know which treatment you receive. It plans to enroll 162 participants.
- What's involved
- Patients will receive an intravenous (IV) dose of methadone during their total hip replacement surgery. Your pain will be measured in the recovery unit after surgery.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your pain will be measured for up to 24 hours after surgery ends.
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Methadone in THA for Post-op Pain and Opioid Reduction
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Christopher Fatora, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Medical University of South Carolina
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Patient reported pain in the recovery unit after surgeryup to 24 hours after surgery ends
Patient reported hip pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) from 0-100mm at approximately 30-60 minutes after arriving to the recovery unit after surgery. A lower pain score means a better outcome.