Improving Pain Management and Decreasing LOS After Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

March 29, 2022 updated by: More Foundation

Improving Pain Management and Decreasing Length of Stay After THA and TKA: A Randomized, Patient-Blinded Comparison of Standard of Care Pain Management With and Without Sufentanil

This two arm, patient blinded, randomized, post market clinical trial in a single orthopedic hospital will determine whether there is improved pain management and decreased length of stay when comparing standard of care pain management with and without sufentanil.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This two arm, patient blinded, randomized, post market clinical trial in a single orthopedic hospital will determine whether there is improved pain management and decreased length of stay (LOS) when comparing standard of care pain management with and without sufentanil. The objective is to compare LOS between patients who have had primary THA or TKA and have received standard of care peri-operative pain management and one dose of sufentanil 30 mcg sublingual pre-operatively in the operating room and one dose post-operatively in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) versus those who have received only standard of care peri-operative pain management in a orthopedic specialty hospital.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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100

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85015
        • Recruiting
        • The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • John Thompson, MD

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adults 50 to 80 years, inclusive
  2. Planned primary THA or TKA
  3. Expressed willingness to be discharged the same day of surgery if condition allows

  4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical classes I - III

    1. ASA I: A normal healthy patient. Example: Fit, nonobese (BMI under 30), a nonsmoking patient with good exercise tolerance.
    2. ASA II: A patient with a mild systemic disease. Example: Patient with no functional limitations and a well-controlled disease (e.g., treated hypertension, obesity with BMI under 35, frequent social drinker or is a cigarette smoker).
    3. ASA III: A patient with a severe systemic disease that is not life-threatening. Example: Patient with some functional limitation as a result of disease (e.g., poorly treated hypertension or diabetes, morbid obesity, chronic renal failure, a bronchospastic disease with intermittent exacerbation, stable angina, implanted pacemaker).
  5. Patients who are English competent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Opioid tolerant (> 50 mg oral morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) daily)
  2. Current IV drug abuse
  3. History of alcoholism
  4. History of severe renal impairment
  5. History of severe hepatic impairment
  6. Dependent on supplemental oxygen at home
  7. Pregnant
  8. Incarcerated
  9. Patient unable to provide informed consent
  10. Patients undergoing bilateral TKA, THA
  11. Patient undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA)
  12. Patients undergoing other concurrent surgery
  13. Patients with a history of allergy to any drugs in the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Treatment
One dose of sufentanil 30 mcg sublingual will be given pre-operatively when entering the operating room and one dose post-operatively in the PACU in addition to standard of care pain management.
Drug: sufentanil
One dose of sufentanil 30 mcg sublingual pre-operatively upon entry to operating room and one dose of sufentanil 30 mcg sublingual in the PACU.
Other Names:
  • sufentanil (DSUVIA)
No Intervention: Control
A multimodal approach to analgesia will be used in all subjects in the perioperative setting and will be used in both the control and treatment groups. Intraoperative dosing of opioids will be based on the anesthesiologist's clinical judgement related to the pain and hemodynamic response to surgical stimuli and on an as needed basis in the PACU. Administration of opioids in the PACU will be in response to moderate-to-severe pain.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Length of stay
Time Frame: From date and time of hospital admission until date and time of hospital discharge, assessed up to 3 days after hospital admission
length of hospital stay
From date and time of hospital admission until date and time of hospital discharge, assessed up to 3 days after hospital admission
Discharge location
Time Frame: At date of discharge from hospital, assessed up to 3 days after hospital admission
Discharged from the PACU instead of the Medical-Surgical Unit
At date of discharge from hospital, assessed up to 3 days after hospital admission

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
morphine milligram equivalent (MME) doses
Time Frame: From date and time of hospital admission until date and time of hospital discharge, assessed up to 3 days after hospital admission
the amount of MME doses received
From date and time of hospital admission until date and time of hospital discharge, assessed up to 3 days after hospital admission
side effect(s)
Time Frame: From date and time of hospital admission until date and time of hospital discharge, assessed up to 3 days after hospital admission
opioid related side effects
From date and time of hospital admission until date and time of hospital discharge, assessed up to 3 days after hospital admission
physical therapy
Time Frame: From admission date and time in PACU until discharge date and time from PACU, assessed for 12 hours after surgery
ability to complete physical therapy in PACU
From admission date and time in PACU until discharge date and time from PACU, assessed for 12 hours after surgery
patient satisfaction
Time Frame: At date and time of discharge from the hospital, within 3 days following hospital admission
patient reported satisfaction of pain management on a 4-point Likert scale with a higher score being more satisfied
At date and time of discharge from the hospital, within 3 days following hospital admission
hospital costs
Time Frame: From date of hospital admission until date of hospital discharge, assessed for 3 days following hospital admission
total hospital costs
From date of hospital admission until date of hospital discharge, assessed for 3 days following hospital admission

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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More Foundation

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Debra Sietsema, PhD, More Foundation

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

Study Start

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March 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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June 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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June 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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January 27, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 29, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 1, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 1, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 29, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2022

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • Pain20210928.3

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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