Intra-Venous Acetaminophen and Muscle Relaxants After Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). Prospective, Randomized, Open-label Trial to Determine if Switching From Oral to Intravenous Acetaminophen and Orphenadrine for 48 Hours After TKA Improves Outcomes.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
- Enrollment
- 180
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Opioid Consumption,
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This is a prospective, three-arm, randomized, open-label trial to determine if a new pain control protocol which includes regular dosing of intravenous acetaminophen and orphenadrine for 48 hours after total knee surgery reduces the need for opioid pain medication and reduces average pain scores.
Detailed Description
This research will be a prospective, three-arm, randomized, open-label trial to assess opioid use and patient reported outcomes after 48 hours of regular IV acetaminophen and muscle relaxant (IVAM) orphenadrine administration following total knee replacement surgery. 180 patients (60 in each arm) will be randomized to receive the standard group treatment, the IVAM group treatment, or to the control grouptreatment.
Standard Group Treatment: includes peripheral nerve single injection or catheter infusions (48 hours) as requested by the surgeon; preoperative (single dose) intravenous acetaminophen (1000 mg) and orphenadrine (60 mg); intraoperative spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia as determined by the anesthesia attending physician; postoperative oral oxycodone (5 mg) with acetaminophen (325 mg) (PRN dosing), oral orphenadrine (100 mg) every 12 hours for 3 doses, and intravenous hydromorphone (PRN dosing) for breakthrough pain.
Control Group Treatment: includes peripheral nerve single injection or catheter infusions (48 hours); preoperative (single dose) intravenous acetaminophen (1000 mg) intraoperative spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia as determined by the anesthesia attending physician; and postoperative oral oxycodone and acetaminophen (PRN dosing), and intravenous hydromorphone (PRN dosing) for breakthrough pain.
IVAM Group Treatment: includes peripheral nerve single injection or catheter infusions (48 hours); preoperative intravenous acetaminophen (1000 mg) and orphenadrine (60 mg); intraoperative spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia as determined by the anesthesia attending physician; postoperative intravenous acetaminophen (1000 mg) every 6 hours routine for total of 8 doses and intravenous orphenadrine (60 mg) every 12 hours for total of 4 doses; oral oxycodone (5 mg) (PRN dosing), and intravenous hydromorphone (PRN dosing) for breakthrough pain.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Primary, unilateral total knee arthroplasty
- •American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I, II, or III
Exclusion Criteria
- •Chronic pain (as determined by regular opioid use in the month preceding surgery)
- •Preoperative use of centrally acting muscle relaxants in the 24 hours preceding surgery
- •Peripheral regional anesthesia procedures other than femoral nerve injections or catheters for postoperative pain control (such as popliteal block)
- •Severe renal dysfunction, creatinine > 2.0
- •Allergy or other contraindications to use of orphenadrine and/or acetaminophen
- •Pregnant or breast feeding
- •Abnormal Liver Function Tests(LFT) and / or history of chronic/excessive alcohol abuse.
- •History of Hepatitis, B or C,
- •History of cirrhosis or hepatic insufficiency
Arms & Interventions
Standard
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop oral orphenadrine 100 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (5/325 mg) 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Preop orphenadrine IV (Drug)
Control
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (5/325 mg) 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, and Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Preop acetaminophen IV (Drug)
Control
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (5/325 mg) 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, and Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (Drug)
Control
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (5/325 mg) 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, and Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop hydromorphone IV (Drug)
Standard
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop oral orphenadrine 100 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (5/325 mg) 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Preop acetaminophen IV (Drug)
Standard
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop oral orphenadrine 100 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (5/325 mg) 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (Drug)
Standard
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop oral orphenadrine 100 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (5/325 mg) 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop hydromorphone IV (Drug)
Standard
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop oral orphenadrine 100 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone & acetaminophen (5/325 mg) 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop oral orphenadrine (Drug)
IVAM
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg every 6 hours for 7 doses, Postop orphenadrine IV 60 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone 5 mg 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Preop acetaminophen IV (Drug)
IVAM
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg every 6 hours for 7 doses, Postop orphenadrine IV 60 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone 5 mg 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Preop orphenadrine IV (Drug)
IVAM
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg every 6 hours for 7 doses, Postop orphenadrine IV 60 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone 5 mg 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop hydromorphone IV (Drug)
IVAM
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg every 6 hours for 7 doses, Postop orphenadrine IV 60 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone 5 mg 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop oral oxycodone (Drug)
IVAM
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg every 6 hours for 7 doses, Postop orphenadrine IV 60 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone 5 mg 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop acetaminophen IV (Drug)
IVAM
Preop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg, Preop orphenadrine IV 60 mg, Postop acetaminophen IV 1000 mg every 6 hours for 7 doses, Postop orphenadrine IV 60 mg every 12 hours for 3 doses, Postop oral oxycodone 5 mg 1 to 2 tabs every 4 hours PRN, Postop hydromorphone IV 0.5 mg every 4 hours PRN
Intervention: Postop orphenadrine IV (Drug)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Opioid Consumption,
Time Frame: 48 hours
recorded by nursing with dose and time. Cumulative and total opioid consumption will be analyzed.
Physical therapy metrics/goals
Time Frame: 48 hours
measured and recorded by physical therapist in daily chart notes quantifying ability to get out of bed, range of motion (in flexion/extension degrees) and average and maximum ambulation (in feet) during postoperative days 0 to 2.
Routine Pain Intensity Scores
Time Frame: 48 hours
verbal subjective assessment by patient reported to nursing at standard assessment times as an ordinal number between 0 and 10 (inclusive) where 0 is no pain and 10 is the maximum pain imaginable
Abbreviated Pain Intensity Scores
Time Frame: 48 hours
Verbal subjective assessment by patient reported to nursing at standard assessment times as either "mild", "moderate", or "severe".
Secondary Outcomes
- Hospital Discharge(48 hours)
- PACU discharge(48 hours)
- Patient satisfaction(48 hours)
- Cost as measured by(48 hours)