We are investigating the impact of duloxetine ("Cymbalta"), a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, on pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Specifically, the investigators will determine whether duloxetine, 60 mg daily for 2 weeks, reduces pain scores 2 weeks after TKA.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
106
Patients will receive placebo drug with no active ingredients per dose. 1 capsule will be taken pre-operatively. One capsule once a day until end of POD14.
Patients will receive 60mg of duloxetine per dose. 1 capsule will be taken pre-operatively. One capsule once a day until end of POD14.
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States
NRS Pain With Ambulation at 2 Weeks
When considering the pain in the knee in which you are having/had surgery, on a scale of 0-10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being pain as bad as you can imagine, how would you describe your level of pain in the last 24 hours during ambulation?
Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery
Total Daily Opioid Use (mg Oral Morphine Equivalents)
Total daily opioid use (including PO, PCEA, IV, subcutaneous, IV push) in mg oral morphine equivalents on POD 1.
Time frame: POD 1
Nausea Severity
Nausea severity measured using Likert scale ranging from 0 (none) to 10 (severe).
Time frame: POD 1
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