Bimodal Analgesia as Form of Pain Control Post Long Bone Fracture

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2007-09-24
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this prospective randomized study is to evaluate the risks and benefits of using bimodal analgesia, (i.e. Narcotics and NSAIDS) vs Narcotics alone post long bone fracture.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Treatments: Narcotics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• skeletally mature patients over the age of 18 years

• Fracture of Tibia, femur, or Humerus.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Open fractures grade III

• Open fractures with suspected compartment syndrome

• history of prior fracture in particular limb.

• Concurrent usage of Steroid drugs, and immunosuppressants.

• Prior or current history of GI bleeding.