Overview

Role of Multimodal Analgesia in Decreasing Perioperative Pain in Tibial Plateau Fractures

Status:
Enrolling by invitation
Trial end date:
2023-03-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The investigators goal of the proposed research study is to determine the effectiveness of periarticular multimodal analgesia in the setting of tibial plateau fractures. Effectiveness of the multimodal analgesia is defined as lower pain scores.
Phase:
Early Phase 1
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Utah
Treatments:
Clonidine
Epinephrine
Ketorolac
Morphine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients who present with isolated tibial plateau fractures treated by the
investigators

- English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

- Poly trauma injuries

- Any allergies to the medication used in the injections

- Significant head trauma (loss of consciousness, GCS<15, brain bleed) that interferes
with the ability to provide informed consent.

- Non-English or Non-Spanish Speaking