Status:

TERMINATED

Steroids in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Lead Sponsor:

Thomas L Bradbury

Conditions:

Postoperative Pain

Inflammation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the use of two small doses of intravenous (IV) steroids around the time of knee replacement surgery decrease a patient's pain or use of pain medication. The...

Detailed Description

Adequate pain control after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is of great importance not only to maximize patient comfort, but also to ensure optimal outcomes after surgery. This study is designed to asse...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasty of the knee
  • Adult patients ages 18-100 years
  • Patients must have smart phone and/or device for app usage

Exclusion

  • Current chronic steroid use
  • Patients undergoing revision knee surgery
  • Patients ambulating preoperatively with assistive devices
  • Patients with avascular necrosis of the operative knee
  • Patients with a history of an adverse reaction to glucocorticoid steroids
  • Patients unable to provide informed consent
  • Patients with inflammatory arthritis
  • Prisoners
  • Current smokers
  • Patients \<18 years of age
  • Any patient with a complicated postoperative course that requires transfer to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or to another facility for further management will be removed from the study.
  • Any contraindication that would prevent the patient from being treated with the standard multimodal postoperative pain management regimen History of infection of surgical knee.
  • Patients with diabetes.
  • Patients that have an intolerance to Toradol.
  • Patients that do not have smart phone and/or device for app usage

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 16 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

1 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02219581

Start Date

October 16 2014

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

October 4 2022

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Emory Orthopedic and Spine Hospital

Tucker, Georgia, United States, 30084