The effect of paracetamol for pain control after knee arthroscopysurgeries.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Acute pain management after knee arthroscopy.G89.18Other acute postprocedural pain
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013112415515N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Age 15-60 yr;ASA Class I- II; Arthroscopic knee surgery under epidural anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria: Taking any pain medication 24 hours before surgery; Patients unable or unwilling to use patient-controlled analgesia (PCA); Liver failure; Kidney failure; Severe cardiopulmonary; Coagulopathy; Obesity morbid; History of postoperative nausea and vomiting; History of migraine; History of complications during and after surgery; Postoperative complications in the first 24 hours that may require intervention; Known allergies; Sensitivity or contraindication for opioid and non opioid drugs; Pregnancy and lactation; Substance abuse.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain score. Timepoint: Arrival in the recovery room, 15 and 30 min, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours after study drug administration. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient satisfaction. Timepoint: First 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Based on the patient's questions.;Amount of analgesia used. Timepoint: First 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Based on the patient's questions.;Side effect. Timepoint: First 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Based on the patient's questions.;Nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: Arrival in the recovery room, 15 and 30 min, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 18, 24 h after initiation of study drug. Method of measurement: Based on the score of 1-4.;Sedation score. Timepoint: Arrival in the recovery room, 15 and 30 min, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 18, 24 h after initiation of study drug. Method of measurement: Ramsay scale.