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Acetaminophen (APAP) +/- Oxycodone

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Pain
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04122443
Lead Sponsor
Montefiore Medical Center
Brief Summary

This is an emergency department based randomized study of oxycodone/ acetaminophen versus acetaminophen alone for patients with acute musculoskeletal pain refractory to ibuprofen

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
393
Inclusion Criteria
  • Acute musculoskeletal pain: Any pain attributable to muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments or supporting structures, as determined by the clinical team, of 10 days duration or less. Prior to the onset of acute pain, patients cannot have experienced pain in the same body region during the prior six months
  • Pain has to be described as moderate or severe, when the patient is asked if the pain is mild, moderate or severe in intensity
Exclusion Criteria
  • Use of an non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug within the previous six hours
  • Use of acetaminophen within the previous six hours
  • Use of an opioid within the previous ten days
  • Chronic pain, defined as any pain on >50% of days for at least 3 months prior to onset of acute pain
  • Gout

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AcetaminophenAcetaminophenAcetaminophen alone
Oxycodone/ acetaminophenAcetaminophenOxycodone + acetaminophen
Oxycodone/ acetaminophenOxycodoneOxycodone + acetaminophen
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Pain Assessment2 hours following treatment

Stage 1 (Open label): No Outcome Measures assessed

Stage 2 (Double blinded): Change in Pain Assessment from baseline was determined using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for evaluating pain. The rating was verbalized, and the subject was asked to estimate current pain intensity on an 11-point scale, where 0 indicated no pain at all and 10 indicated the worst imaginable pain. Positive mean changes in NRS scores were associated with increased pain relief.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sustained Pain ReliefUp to 48 hours following medication administration

Stage 1 (Open label): No Outcome Measures assessed

Stage 2 (Double blinded): Sustained pain relief was determined using a four-item ordinal scale. The rating was verbal and the subject was asked to describe their level of pain within two hours of medication administration and maintaining this level, without rescue medication, for 48 hours. The patients used the following descriptors: severe, moderate, mild, or none. For reporting responses of 'mild' and 'none' were aggregated into a single category and 'moderate' and severe' were aggregated into a separate category.

Satisfaction With Medication2 hours following treatment

Stage 1 (Open label): No Outcome Measures assessed

Stage 2 (Double blinded): The number of participants demonstrating satisfaction with medication was determined by asking participants if the same medication regimen would be desired during a subsequent episode of pain. Possible responses included "Yes", "No" or "Unsure"

Medication-related Adverse Events2 hours following treatment

Stage 1 (Open label): No Outcome Measures assessed

Stage 2 (Double blinded): The number of participants demonstrating medication-related adverse events was tabulated by treatment arm/group.

Adequacy of Analgesia2 hours following treatment

Stage 1 (Open label): No Outcome Measures assessed

Stage 2 (Double blinded): Adequacy of analgesia was determined by querying the participants by asking a single question: "Did the medication provided control your pain?" Answer choices: Yes (it did); No (It did not); and Unsure. The number of participants responses were summarized by category.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Montefiore Medical Center

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Bronx, New York, United States

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