Clinical trial NCT05669066: Meditation and Opioid Consumption in Total Joint Replacement Patients Undergo Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacement
Official title: The Effect of Mindful Meditation on Opioid Consumption in Patients Who Undergo Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacement
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Arthropathy of Knee
Osteo Arthritis Knee
Osteonecrosis
Meditation
Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee Disease
Knee Injuries
Opioid Use
Opioid Dependence
Opioid Use Disorder
Lead sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-12-30
Enrollment: 29
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 89
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Patients were randomized to 2 groups. The Meditation group or the Control group. The meditation group was asked to meditate 2 times a day, for 2 weeks preoperatively and for 30 days post operatively
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The main purpose of this study is to look at whether meditation techniques can help reduce pain and opioid use after surgery.

Detailed description: Background: The Center for Disease Control identified prescription drug abuse as one of the top 5 current health threats in the US. Orthopedic Surgeons rank among the top 3 prescribers of opioid analgesics. Opioids are commonly used following total knee arthroplasty. Peri- operative protocols have been developed to reduce opioid intake however complications related to opioid analgesics remain problematic resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. There is a pressing need for non-narcotic adjuncts that can minimize /eliminate the use of opioids following elective total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Mind-body techniques including mindful medication (MM) have been demonstrated to reduce pain in acute and chronic disease states.

Purpose: To determine whether mindful meditation, in conjunction with standard analgesic protocols, can impact opioid consumption, pain and function following elective primary TKA.

Methods: a prospective, randomized control trial was conducted in patients aged 18-99 with degenerative joint disease of the knee presenting for primary TKA. Controls received standard perioperative analgesia. In additional to standard analgesia, study patients performed Isha-Krya meditation peri-operatively for 2 weeks followed by 4 weeks post operatively. Outcome measures: opioid consumption, time to discontinue opioids, Pain by Visual Analog Score (VAS), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 10 (PROMIS-10) Global Health Short Form, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* • Male and female, ages 18-89 years

  * Narcotic naive patients ("Narcotic naïve" for the purpose of this study will be no history of narcotic tolerance prior to surgery, defined by the FDA as greater than or equal to 60mg oral morphine equivalents per day for 7 days or longer)
  * Scheduled for primary total knee replacement for osteoarthritis
  * Willing to sign informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* • Surgery to be performed for other disease entities (e.g., inflammatory arthritis, post septic arthritis, posttraumatic arthritis or acute fracture)

  * History of narcotic tolerance prior to surgery (defined by the FDA as greater than or equal to 60mg oral morphine equivalents per day for 7 days or longer)
  * Currently taking non-narcotic analgesics other than acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (e.g. Tramadol)
  * History of pain syndromes (e.g., fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome, chronic low back pain)
  * Dementia or other disorder of cognitive function that precludes study consent and/or participation in the MM program
  * In investigator's opinion, unable to complete study tasks over 12-month follow-up period

Primary outcomes:
measure: Post-operative pain
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Narcotic consumption
timeFrame: 12 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Length of stay
timeFrame: Recorded at time of discharge (up to 4 days post-operatively)
measure: Discharge to extended care facilities
timeFrame: Recorded at time of discharge (up to 5 days post-operatively)
measure: Hospital readmission
timeFrame: 90 days post-operatively
measure: PROMIS mental health score
timeFrame: 90 days post-operatively
measure: PROMIS physical health score
timeFrame: 90 days post-operatively
measure: KOOS Jr Score
timeFrame: 90 days post-operatively
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
state: Massachusetts
Study officials:
affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 330 Brookline Ave Boston, MA 02215
name: Jacob Drew, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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