Multimodal Analgesia With NSAID vs. Narcotics Alone for Post-operative Meniscectomy: A Prospective Observational Study
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Ibuprofen 600 mg
- Conditions
- Multimodal Analgesia
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Enrollment
- 77
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Visual analogue scale (VAS) score
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This will be a single-center, prospective observational study. The study will compare post-operative pain scores and narcotic consumption between two groups of patients - one cohort will receive ibuprofen (Motrin) and Percocet (to be used as needed) while the other cohort will receive only Percocet. Both pain management options are considered to be standard of care.
The primary objective of the study is to compare patients' reported pain and narcotic use following meniscectomy, and determine if NSAIDs can provide adequate pain relief.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Must be at least 18 years of age
- •ASA class I-II
- •Patients scheduled for meniscectomy
Exclusion Criteria
- •Contraindication to ibuprofen or oxycodone/acetaminophen (e.g. hypersensitivity, history of GI or bleeding disorder)
- •Legally incompetent or mentally impaired (e.g. minors, Alzheimer's subjects, dementia, etc.)
- •Younger than 18 years of age or older than 65
- •Any patient considered a vulnerable subject
- •Patients on pain medication prior to surgery
Arms & Interventions
Patients with pain following knee arthroscopic meniscectomy
Intervention: Ibuprofen 600 mg
Patients with pain following knee arthroscopic meniscectomy
Intervention: standard oxycodone/acetaminophen
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Visual analogue scale (VAS) score
Time Frame: 4 Hours
Scale consisting of a drawn line from 0 to 100 - you will be asked to mark where you believe your pain is (100 being worse pain).
Pain Verbal Rating Scale
Time Frame: 4 Hours
Verbal rating scale, consisting of 4 points (0 = no pain, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe).