Clinical trial NCT02029235: Post-operative Analgesia in Elective, Soft-tissue Hand Surgery
Official title: Post-operative Analgesia in Elective, Soft-tissue Hand Surgery: A Randomized, Double Blind Comparison of Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen Versus Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Carpal Tunnel
Ganglion Cyst
Trigger Finger
De Quervain Disease
Keywords: Adult
soft-tissue hand surgery
Lead sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2014-01-07
Enrollment: 72
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this research study is to find out which combination of pain medications following surgery work the best and result in the fewest side effects.

Detailed description: This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind study comparing the efficacy of acetaminophen/hydrocodone (AH) to acetaminophen/ibuprofen (AIBU) in providing adequate post-operative pain relief in elective, soft tissue hand surgery patients.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age greater than or equal to 18
* Male or Female (non-pregnant)
* Elective, soft tissue hand surgery indicated based on diagnosis made by either clinical exam or diagnostic studies (ie nerve conduction study, EMG) or a combination of the two (carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, first dorsal compartment release, ganglion cyst excision, second extensor compartment release)
* Subjects are capable of giving informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Allergy to study medication
* Any pre-existing pain condition requiring analgesia
* Fibromyalgia
* Recent upper gastrointestinal bleeding
* Coagulopathy (primary or medication-related)
* Renal impairment
* Liver disease
* Pregnancy
* Patients who consent to the study but require unexpected admission, including those requiring admission resulting from operative complications, will be excluded before randomization

Primary outcomes:
measure: Efficacy Comparison of Pain Intensity Level
timeFrame: 1 week post-operatively
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Efficacy Comparison of Pain Relief
timeFrame: 1 week postoperatively
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hershey
country: United States
facility: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
name: Alexander Payatakes, M.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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