Overview
The Analgesic Effect of Nitroglycerin Patch for Postoperative Pain After Total Knee Replacement
Status:
Unknown status
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2006-09-01
2006-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
Patients who undergo general anestheesia for total knee arthroplasty pften have sever postoperative pain which hinders their rehabilitation. Nitroglycerin patches have been found to cause alleviation of pain especially when used in conjuction with morphine. Therefore we propose placement of a nitroglycerin patch after total kneee arthroplasty surgery and see how it affects pain scores or causes less nedd for morphine after surgery.Phase:
N/AAccepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy VolunteersDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Rabin Medical CenterTreatments:
Analgesics
Nitroglycerin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- Healthy patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pshychiatric disorder
- Allergy to nitroglycerin or morphine
- Chronic renal failure
- Migraine headaches
- Hypotension