Peri-operative Opioid-free Analgesic Protocol for Orthopedic Trauma Patients
University of Kansas Medical Center
Summary
Analgesic drug study that will compare pain outcomes of opioid analgesia and opioid-free analgesia in post-operative orthopedic patients.
Description
This will be a single center randomized trial. The study will be conducted using block randomization, with two six-month blocks of patient enrollment. The first block will consist of patients undergoing treatment of the above-mentioned fractures with normal standard of care pain management protocol (pre-, intra-, and postoperatively). The second block will consist of patients undergoing treatment the same fractures with opioid-free pain management protocol (pre-, intra-, and postoperatively). Block selection will be determined based on the date of the surgery. However, patients initially assig…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient is over the age of 18 years old * Underwent surgical treatment for the injuries of interest (stated elsewhere) by an Orthopedic Traumatology Attending Physician at the University of Kansas Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that are unable to provide informed consent due to sustaining a head injury or incoherence from narcotics given to them post-injury * Chronic opioid use * Under the age of 18 years old * Undergoing revision surgery * Did not undergo surgical fixation * Pregnant/nursing women * Vulnerable populations as defined by the University of Kansa…
Interventions
- OtherOpioid-free pain treatment
Pain treatment includes any medications up to the medical team's discretion aside from opioids.
Location
- The University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, Kansas