Use of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Minimizing Opioid Use for Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- visual analog scale pain level
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Pain control modalities were evaluated after thyroidectomy.
Detailed Description
Pain control modalities were evaluated after thyroidectomy. Patients were randomized to one of two pain control regimens. The control group received conventional opioid based post operative analgesia while the test group received an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) based anesthesia with use of acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the post operative period with opioid medications available for break through pain only. Pain scores (measured on visual analog scale) and opioid use (measured in morphine equivalent dose) were measured after completion of the operation.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •thyroid disease
Exclusion Criteria
- •currently on opioid pain medications
- •on opioid pain meds in last 30 days
- •cannot take non-opioid medications
- •require more extensive operation than thyroidectomy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
visual analog scale pain level
Time Frame: 7 days post operatively
Pain level from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable).
Secondary Outcomes
- opioid use(with the first 24 hours post operatively)