Effect of Celecoxib on Transitional Pain After Outpatient Surgery
- Registration Number
- NCT00664690
- Lead Sponsor
- Lawson Health Research Institute
- Brief Summary
Sixty adults having shoulder and forearm surgery will receive either placebo or celebrex started preoperatively and continued for 3 days. Rescue medications required as well as pain scores will be assessed using a patient diary to evaluate the effect of celebrex in controlling transitional pain
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients scheduled for elective ambulatory surgery of the shoulder
- ASA I - III
- Able to read English
- Male or female
Exclusion Criteria
- Allergy to local anesthetic, Cox2, sulpha drug, acetaminophen or oxycodone
- Women who are pregnant or lactating and women of childbearing age and not following acceptable contraceptive precautions
- Any major medical or psychiatric problem
- Those with a known history of narcotic dependence, abuse or chronic narcotic intake
- Patients with known history of peptic ulcer or GI bleeding in the past, ulcers, congestive heart failure, angina or previous heart attack, coagulation problems, venous thrombosis, kidney or liver disease or strokes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 2 placebo placebo 1 celebrex celebrex
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method visual analogue score for pain post-op period
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method severity of nausea post-op period
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
St. Joseph's Health Care
🇨🇦London, Ontario, Canada