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NCT Number: NCT01226186

Self Medication With Oral Morphine After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

The study aims to compare two post operative pain management strategy's, traditional nurse dispensed pain control versus patient self medication. The investigators aim to establish if patients who self medicate have differing pain levels than those who take nurse dispensed oral morphine.

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Key information

Conditions

Arthroplasty, Knee Replacement Agnosia Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Pain Control Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Perceptual Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Derwent Unit, Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Bournemouth, Dorset., BH7 7DW, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients requiring total knee replacement surgery willing to provide written, informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to safely self medicate.

Allergy to morphine.

Unable to provide consent.

Contraindication to the standardised anaesthetic or standard postoperative care.

Not consenting to an element of the standardised anaesthetic.

Pre-operative use of strong opiates e.g. Oramorph, MST, Oxynorm.

Treatment and study plan

Nurse dispensed oral morphine.

Behavioral

Nurse will dispense oral morphine on request from the patient.

Patient self medication of oral morphine.

Behavioral

Patients will self medicate their oral morphine pain control solution following surgery.

Primary outcomes

  1. To establish if patients who self medicate with oral morphine have differing pain levels than those who take nurse dispensed oral morphine.

    Time frame: one year

Secondary outcomes

  1. To identify if patients who self medicate with oral morphine take a significantly different amount of morphine compared with those who take nurse dispensed oral morphine.

    Time frame: one year

  2. To compare whether patients who self medicate with oral morphine have a significantly altered level of side effects compared with those who take nurse dispensed oral morphine.

    Time frame: one year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Registry information

Official study title

Self Medication With Oral Morphine After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Self Medication With Standard Nurse Dispensing. Is There a Difference in Morphine Consumption, Pain, Patient Satisfaction or Safety?

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Oct 22, 2010
Registry last updated
Dec 4, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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