We are interested in whether bunionectomy can be used as a model to study the treatment of acute pain. It has been used to study the effect of Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory (NSAIDS) medications (such as ibuprofen) and other pain relieving drugs. We are interested to know if this model is useful to study other drugs for the treatment of acute pain. The other drugs being tested in this study are pregabalin and naproxen sodium. These drugs are approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This study is designed to test whether these two drugs are effective in treating pain after a bunionectomy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
100
Patients will be randomized just prior to surgery to 1 of 3 study treatments: pregabalin (300 mg) treatment will be administered approximately 1 hour prior to surgery. Postoperatively, pregabalin (150 mg) will be dosed starting at 8 hours following T=0 and every 8 hours until 40 hours following T=0.
Patients will be randomized just prior to surgery to 1 of 3 study treatments: naproxen sodium (550 mg) treatment will be administered approximately 1 hour prior to surgery. Postoperatively, naproxen sodium will be dosed starting 12 hours following T=0 and every 12 hours until 36 hours following T=0.
Patients will be randomized just prior to surgery to 1 of 3 study treatments: placebo treatment will be administered approximately 1 hour prior to surgery. Postoperatively, placebo will be dosed starting at 8 hours following T=0 and every 8 hours until 40 hours following T=0.
Total Patient Controlled Analgesic (PCA) Hydromorphone Consumption Over the 24 Hours Post-surgery
Total dose (amount) of hydromorphone via patient controlled analgesic (PCA) pump required in the 24 hours post-surgery in each of the treatment arms: placebo, pregabalin 300 mg or naproxen 550 mg.
Time frame: First 24 hours following surgery
Time to First Request of PCA Hydromorphone
Time (in hours) to first patient controlled analgesic (PCA) pump use after surgery in each of the treatment arms: placebo, pregabalin 300 mg or naproxen 550 mg.
Time frame: First 24 hours following surgery
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