Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03299920
Opioid Consumption After Knee Arthroscopy
Opioid Consumption After Knee Arthroscopy With and Without the Use of New Standardized Patient/Family Instructions for Postoperative Analgesic Use
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 17 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Giorgio Veneziano · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This is a prospective, randomized trial of patients undergoing outpatient knee arthroscopy surgery and receiving a peripheral nerve block. Patients will be randomized to either receive standard discharge teaching or specialized teaching regarding pain control following a nerve block. Patients will be asked to complete a journal for 5 days recording their pain scores, opioid medication usage, and overall satisfaction with pain control at home.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Standardized instructions | Specific instructions related to peripheral nerve block. |
| OTHER | Conventional instructions | Usual post-operative instructions. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-09-18
- Primary completion
- 2018-10-22
- Completion
- 2018-10-28
- First posted
- 2017-10-03
- Last updated
- 2019-10-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03299920. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.