Status:
COMPLETED
Patient Controlled Oral Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management After Total Knee Replacement
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Conditions:
Self-Administered Versus Nurse Administered Pain Medication.
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patient Centered Care (PCC) is "an approach that consciously adopts the patient's perspective...about what matters" (Gerteis, Edgeman, Levitan, Walker, Stokes, Cleary, Delbanco, 1993). Experiencing pa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- able to read and write English
- post elective total knee replacement surgery (primary or revision)
- already on IV PCA
- age 18-80
- able to tolerate oral medication
- able to physically open a childproof vial independently (including the absence of any significant problems with manual power, dexterity or visual acuity)
- able and willing to complete Oral PCA flowsheet
Exclusion
- history of substance abuse
- history of sleep apnea
- episode(s) of confusion, disorientation during this admission
- episode(s) of respiratory depression during this admission
- history of major psychiatric disorder pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00221936
Start Date
July 1 2004
End Date
July 1 2005
Last Update
December 5 2008
Active Locations (3)
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1
Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
2
University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
3
Universtiy Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8