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The efficacy of transdermal nicotine patches for post-operative pain relief in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgical patients at Phramongkutklao Hospital

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Patients undergoing elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery performed during February to September 2015 at Phramongklao hospital were enrolled in this study.
Transdermal nicotine patch&#44
Postoperative Pain Control&#44
Multimodal analgesia&#44
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Registration Number
TCTR20160804001
Lead Sponsor
Phramongkutklao hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria

Patients were eligible for enrollment if they were classified in American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) Physical Status (PS) Classification I to II, had no clinically significant cardiovascular or CNS disease, and could operate a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria were known allergy to any of the study medications, contraindications to the use of the PCA morphine or any anesthetic drugs, chronic pain syndromes, a history of uncontrolled hypertension, myocardial disease, stroke, respiratory disease, pregnancy and the use of brachial plexus block during the operation.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
verbal NRS scores at recovery room arrival, 1st hour and 24th hour postoperatively none The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intravenous PCA morphine consumption at recovery room arrival, 1st hour and 24th hour postoperativel none Mann-Whitney U test
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