By taking certain antidepressant in early postoperative period,which is supposed to improve the psychological status of patients with osteoarthritis, explore the effect of certain antidepressant on the recovery of the early stage after the operation of knee joint replacement.
In this study, the investigators are going to investigate the efficacy of Duloxetine on pain, physical function, mental health and quality of life in patients underwent TKAs. The control group is going to be given celecoxib 200mg/24h to 2 weeks after operation.On the basis of the above scheme, the treatment group is going to receiving duloxetine 60mg/24h to 8 weeks after operation.HAMD-17 scale, KSS scale, SF-36 scale and WOMAC scale will be used to evaluate the two groups before and after operation for 4 and 8 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
32
The treatment group will receive duloxetine 60mg/24h to 8 weeks after operation
Dalian municipal central hospital
Dalian, Liaoning, China
Pain score of participants with Duloxetine as assessed by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index after 4 weeks of treatment.
A face-to-face questionnaire will be conducted by two trained interviewers
Time frame: up to 6 months
Function score of participants with Duloxetine as assessed by Knee Society Score after 4 weeks of treatment.
A face-to-face questionnaire will be conducted by two trained interviewers
Time frame: up to 6 months
Pain score of participants with Duloxetine as assessed by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index after 8 weeks of treatment.
A face-to-face questionnaire will be conducted by two trained interviewers
Time frame: up to 6 months
Function score of participants with Duloxetine as assessed by Knee Society Score after 8 weeks of treatment.
A face-to-face questionnaire will be conducted by two trained interviewers
Time frame: up to 6 months
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