Status:

COMPLETED

Patient Controlled Oral Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management After Total Knee Replacement

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Conditions:

Self-Administered Versus Nurse Administered Pain Medication.

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patient Centered Care (PCC) is "an approach that consciously adopts the patient's perspective...about what matters" (Gerteis, Edgeman, Levitan, Walker, Stokes, Cleary, Delbanco, 1993). Experiencing pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • able to read and write English
  • post elective total knee replacement surgery (primary or revision)
  • already on IV PCA
  • age 18-80
  • able to tolerate oral medication
  • able to physically open a childproof vial independently (including the absence of any significant problems with manual power, dexterity or visual acuity)
  • able and willing to complete Oral PCA flowsheet

Exclusion

  • history of substance abuse
  • history of sleep apnea
  • episode(s) of confusion, disorientation during this admission
  • episode(s) of respiratory depression during this admission
  • history of major psychiatric disorder pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00221936

Start Date

July 1 2004

End Date

July 1 2005

Last Update

December 5 2008

Active Locations (3)

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Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8

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University Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8

3

Universtiy Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8