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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN10868989
ISRCTN10868989
Completed
Not Applicable

A randomised controlled trial of patient-directed self-management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement.

orfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust (UK)0 sites144 target enrollmentMarch 22, 2012

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
orfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
Enrollment
144
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 22, 2012
End Date
June 30, 2013
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
orfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. All adult patients (e.g. aged over 18\) undergoing a primary total knee replacement operation
  • 2\. Must meet the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust self\-management of pain criteria
  • 3\. Are expected to require standard step 1\-3 oral analgesics post\-operatively (WHO 2009\)
  • 4\. Post\-operatively, patients must be awake and breathing independently, able to answer questions and follow commands to continue in the protocol
  • 5\. Are English speaking and literate (we expect patient participants to be able to read the information sheet and fill in a number of self\-assessments)
  • 6\. Patients may have received regional blocks or epidural analgesia, and will start PaDSMaP or TAU as soon as they begin oral analgesia

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Expected to require intensive care
  • 2\. Known or suspected to be opioid tolerant or dependent
  • 3\. Regular users of any modified release opiate preparation for \> two weeks prior to total knee replacement
  • 4\. Recent history of drug or alcohol abuse
  • 5\. Patients who lack competence to consent by reason or dementia or any other reason
  • 6\. Any patient who does not self\-administer at home

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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