Post-Op Pain Control for Prophylactic Intramedullary Nailing.

Nationally, the opioid crisis has become a major epidemic with increasing mortality rates each year. Orthopedic surgeons routinely prescribe narcotics instead of NSAIDs for post-op pain control because of risk of delayed healing and nonunion due to NSAID use. Orthopedic oncology, however, has a unique subset of patients that undergo prophylactic placement of intramedullary femoral nails. Because no fracture is present, these patients do not rely on inflammatory healing factors, allowing for post-op NSAID use. This study sets out to determine the effect of post-op toradol use in addition to opi

Trial Details

NCT ID
NCT03823534
Phase
PHASE3
Sponsor
St. Louis University
Status
RECRUITING
Cancer Type
Multiple Myeloma
Interventions
  • Ketorolac
  • Normal saline
  • Acetaminophen
  • Oxycodone Acetaminophen
  • Morphine
  • Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
Locations (sample)
  • St Louis, Missouri, United States|38.62727,-90.19789

Key Eligibility Criteria

  • Femoral Shaft or Neck bone lesion
  • 18 years old or greater
  • Plan to undergo prophylactic intramedullary nailing of one femur

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