Opioid-Free Pain Treatment in Trauma Patients

Description

Analgesic drug study that will compare pain outcomes of opioid analgesia and opioid-free analgesia in post-operative orthopedic patients.

Conditions

Femoral Neck Fractures, Intertrochanteric Fractures, Femoral Shaft Fracture, Distal Femur Fracture, Patella Fracture, Tibial Shaft Fracture with or Without Associated Fibula Fracture, Ankle Fracture (bimalleolar Equivalent, Bimalleolar, or Trimalleolar), Tibial Pilon Fracture, Talar Head, Neck, Body, or Process Fractures, Calcaneus Fractures, Lisfranc Injuries, Isolated or Multiple Metatarsal Fractures, Phalanx Fractures of the Foot, Single or Multiple, Clavicle Fractures, Proximal Humerus Fractures, Humeral Shaft Fractures, Distal Humerus Fractures (intra or Extra-articular), Olecranon Fractures, Radial Head or Neck Fractures, Elbow Fractures Involving a Combination of Fractures of the Radius and Uln, Forearm Fractures (both Bone Forearm Fractures, Isolated Ulnar Shaft, Isolated Radial Shaft), Distal Radius Fractures

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Study overview

Analgesic drug study that will compare pain outcomes of opioid analgesia and opioid-free analgesia in post-operative orthopedic patients.

Peri-operative Opioid-free Analgesic Protocol for Orthopedic Trauma Patients

Opioid-Free Pain Treatment in Trauma Patients

Condition
Femoral Neck Fractures
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Kansas City

The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66103

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patient is over the age of 18 years old
  • * Underwent surgical treatment for the injuries of interest (stated elsewhere) by an Orthopedic Traumatology Attending Physician at the University of Kansas Hospital
  • * Patients that are unable to provide informed consent due to sustaining a head injury or incoherence from narcotics given to them post-injury
  • * Chronic opioid use
  • * Under the age of 18 years old
  • * Undergoing revision surgery
  • * Did not undergo surgical fixation
  • * Pregnant/nursing women
  • * Vulnerable populations as defined by the University of Kansas Medical Center IRB
  • * Did not experience one of the following fractures listed in D.1. above.
  • * Patients with CKD and/or cirrhosis will be excluded from the opioid-free pain block (block 2) and will only qualify for the standard of care opioid group (Block 1)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Kansas Medical Center,

Study Record Dates

2026-10