The purpose of this study is to look at pain management with opioids versus non-opioids after knee arthroscopy. This study will determine 1) whether the most commonly used non-narcotic medications provide pain relief comparable with the most commonly prescribed narcotic medications in patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, and 2) whether patients' characteristics (gender, pre-operative knee symptoms, workers compensation status and employment status) affect pain level following surgery or medication usage.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
148
1 tablet up to 4 times per day for 7 days
1 tablet up to 4 times per day for 7 days
1 tablet up to 4 times per day for 7 days
Sanford Health
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
RECRUITINGChange from Baseline Pain Assessment at 2 weeks
Visual Analog Scale from 0 to 10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst possible, unbearable, excruciating pain
Time frame: Daily for 2 weeks post-operatively
Change from Baseline Medication Use at 2 weeks
Patients will be asked how many study medication capsules have they taken.
Time frame: Daily for 14 days post-operatively
Change from Baseline Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) at 6 weeks
Sub-scales are listed as follows: 5 qualitative questions related to knee symptoms ranging from "never" to "always", 2 qualitative questions related to knee stiffness ranging from "none" to "extreme", 9 qualitative questions related to pain ranging from "none" to "extreme", 17 qualitative questions related to function and daily living ranging from "none" to "extreme", 5 qualitative questions related to function and sports and recreational activities ranging from "none" to "extreme", and 4 qualitative questions related to quality of life ranging from "never or not at all" to "constantly, totally, or extreme".
Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks post-operatively
Change from Baseline Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) at 6 weeks
7 qualitative questions related to pain interference with responses ranging from "not at all" to "very much"
Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks post-operatively
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