Clinical Trial: Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements After Preoperative Methadone for Primary TKA
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements After Preoperative Methadone for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty, a Prospective, Randomized Study
Brief Summary:
The goal of this prospective, randomized study is to compare the outcomes of two cohorts of patients undergoing primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) and to determine whether a single dose of methadone administered preoperatively is effective at reducing postoperative opioid usage and postoperative pain versus a control group of patients receiving standard intraoperative opioids only for primary TKA.The main questions it aims to answer are:What is the efficacy of a single preoperative dose of methadone in reducing…
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