NCT03482492

Tramadol vs.Tramadol With Paracetamol

Comparison of Tramadol vs. Tramadol With Paracetamol for Efficacy of Postoperative Pain Management in Lumbar Discectomy: A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yeditepe University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study focused on to determine postoperative analgesic efficacy of tramadol compared to tramadol with addition of paracetamol after a lumbar disc surgery.

Detailed description

Background: Despite developments in treatment of pain, the availability of new drugs or increased knowledge of pain management, postoperative pain control after different surgeries still remains inadequate. Aims: This study focused on to determine postoperative analgesic efficacy of tramadol compared to tramadol with addition of paracetamol after a lumbar disc surgery. Study Design: In this study we have randomized 60 patients into two treatment groups. In Group Tramadol patients received tramadol, In Group TramadolParacetamol patients received paracetamol 1 gr iv in addition to tramadol 30 minutes before the operation ends and 1 g at 6 hour intervals. Methods: Severity of the pain, total tramadol consumption, adverse effects, ramsay sedation scale score, nausea/vomiting scores, patient satisfaction score were recorded in the postoperative period.

Conditions

• Lumbar Disc Herniation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Tramadol	Tramadol iv
DRUG	Paracetamol	Paracetamol iv

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-20
• Primary completion: 2015-01-12
• Completion: 2015-04-03
• First posted: 2018-03-29
• Last updated: 2018-03-29