Post-Surgery Pain Management for Orthopaedic Patients
This study is looking at different ways to manage pain after major orthopaedic surgery. Researchers want to see if giving patients a pain medication prescription without opioids (like ibuprofen, paracetamol, or ketorolac) when they leave the hospital is a good option compared to the usual care, which often includes opioids. This is a pilot study, meaning it's a smaller study to help plan a larger one in the future. They want to see if it's practical to enroll patients and follow these different pain management plans. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older and are having a major orthopaedic surgery. The study aims to enroll about 100 people. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is a randomized controlled trial, meaning participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. It plans to include at least 100 participants.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed from enrollment to the end of the follow-up phase at 6 weeks.
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Two Post-Operative Pain Protocols at Discharge for Orthopaedic Patients
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Arun Aneja, MD PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Massachusetts General Hospital
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Feasibility of patient enrollment and treatment allocationFrom enrollment to the end of the follow-up phase at 6 weeks
Participant enrollment will be assessed by monitoring screening and enrollment metrics, including: * Participant enrollment * Feasibility of treatment allocation * Data collection methods (Proportion of participants with missing data) * Compliance with the protocol (Proportion of randomization errors, proportion of patients who complete each questionnaire at each of the follow-up, proportion of patients who withdraw from the trial, proportion of participants who are lost to follow-up)