Pain, PostoperativePhase 4NCT02647788
Acetaminophen/Codeine vs Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen for Pain Control and Patient Satisfaction After Hand Surgery
A Phase 4 study testing Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen/Codeine in people with Pain, Postoperative, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research study is to find out if taking Acetaminophen with Ibuprofen (e.g. Tylenol + Advil), a non-opioid regimen, provides the same type of pain relief after hand surgery compared to Acetaminophen and codeine (e.g. Tylenol 3), an opioid regimen. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Pain, Postoperative
- What is being tested?
- Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen/Codeine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 144 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Dec 2015to 19 Jan 2018
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients undergoing ambulatory hand surgery for carpal tunnel and trigger finger, under local anesthesia with or without sedation.
Who cannot join
- ASA> 3;
- Coagulopathy;
- Renal disease,
- Liver disease,
- History of recent gastro-intestinal bleeding
- Pregnancy.
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- Diagnosis of chronic pain currently taking opioid pain medication or with a history of drug abuse.
- Patients with a self-described allergy to ASA, acetaminophen, NSAIDS and codeine.
- All patients receiving a brachial plexus block for anesthesia and/or analgesia
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
About this study
Official title: Pilot Study, Blinded Randomized Control Trial, Single Center Study to Compare Acetaminophen & Codeine Versus Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen for Pain Control and Patient Satisfaction After Ambulatory Hand Surgery
The purpose of this research study is to find out if taking Acetaminophen with Ibuprofen (e.g. Tylenol + Advil), a non-opioid regimen, provides the same type of pain relief after hand surgery compared to Acetaminophen and codeine (e.g. Tylenol 3), an opioid regimen.
Read the detailed description
Primary Objective:
To establish, through a randomized control trial, whether post-operative Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen (non-opioid regimen) would provide equivalent post-operative analgesia to ambulatory hand surgery patients compared to Acetaminophen and Codeine (opioid regimen).
Secondary Objective:
To establish whether the opioid versus non-opioid post-operative pain regimen influences patient satisfaction.
Sixty-three patients enrolled for each group (non-opioid and opioid). Approximately 145 patients will be required to achieve complete data for 63 patients in each group (assuming 15% lost to follow-up \& failure to comply with study protocol).
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative
- Being tested
- Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen/Codeine
- Keywords
- Pain, Postoperative
- Medical subject headings
- Pain, Postoperative
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Acetaminophen/IbuprofenDrug
Also called Tylenol/Advil
After hand surgery, take Acetaminophen 650 mg/Ibuprofen 400 mg every 6 hours as needed for pain until postoperative clinic visit
Acetaminophen/CodeineDrug
Also called Tylenol 3
After hand surgery, take Acetaminophen 300mg/Codeine 30 mg every 6 hours as needed for pain until postoperative clinic visit
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen | Active comparator | Group 1: Acetaminophen 650 mg; Ibuprofen 400 mg Receives: Drug: Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen |
| Acetaminophen/Codeine | Active comparator | Group 2: Acetaminophen 300mg, Codeine 30 mg Receives: Drug: Acetaminophen/Codeine |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Assessing Change in Pain Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Pain Score
To establish, through a randomized control trial, whether post-operative Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen (non-opioid regimen) would provide equivalent post-operative analgesia to ambulatory hand surgery patients compared to Acetaminophen and Codeine (opioid regimen). The pain VAS is a continuous scale where 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable.
Measured: Subjects reported pain 3 times a day each day after hand surgery (at dinner time, before going to sleep and in the middle of the night), until post-op appointment (between 4 and 8 days after surgery). The numbers reported are the average daily pain scores
Secondary outcomes (2)
Quality of Recovery-9 (QoR-9).
To establish whether the opioid versus non-opioid post-operative pain regimen influences patient satisfaction through Quality of Recovery (QoR) scores in ambulatory hand surgery. This 9 question survey has a maximum score (best outcome) of 18 and minimum (worst outcome) of 3. The survey was administered over the phone on post-operative day 2.
Measured: Postoperative Day 2
Number of Pills Used
Measured: From the time of surgery to first clinic visit (post-op day 6 to 8)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Jan 2016 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2015
- Primary completion19 Jan 2018
- Study completion19 Jan 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Pain, PostoperativeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of PennsylvaniaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 144 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- David Steinberg, MD, Principal investigator, University of Pennsylvania
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02647788
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- BACH-2015, 823043
- Status last verified
- Feb 2019
- First submitted
- 4 Jan 2016
- Last updated
- 18 Feb 2019
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Feb 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Pilot Study, Blinded Randomized Control Trial, Single Center Study to Compare Acetaminophen & Codeine Versus Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen for Pain Control and Patient Satisfaction After Ambulatory Hand Surgery
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02647788
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- BACH-2015, 823043
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative
- Keywords
- Pain, Postoperative
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 144 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of PennsylvaniaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Dec 2015
- Primary completion
- 19 Jan 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 19 Jan 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 Jan 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 18 Feb 2019
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this research study is to find out if taking Acetaminophen with Ibuprofen (e.g. Tylenol + Advil), a non-opioid regimen, provides the same type of pain relief after hand surgery compared to Acetaminophen and codeine (e.g. Tylenol 3), an opioid regimen.
Detailed description
Primary Objective:
To establish, through a randomized control trial, whether post-operative Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen (non-opioid regimen) would provide equivalent post-operative analgesia to ambulatory hand surgery patients compared to Acetaminophen and Codeine (opioid regimen).
Secondary Objective:
To establish whether the opioid versus non-opioid post-operative pain regimen influences patient satisfaction.
Sixty-three patients enrolled for each group (non-opioid and opioid). Approximately 145 patients will be required to achieve complete data for 63 patients in each group (assuming 15% lost to follow-up \& failure to comply with study protocol).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen | Active comparator | Drug: Acetaminophen/IbuprofenGroup 1: Acetaminophen 650 mg; Ibuprofen 400 mg |
| Acetaminophen/Codeine | Active comparator | Drug: Acetaminophen/CodeineGroup 2: Acetaminophen 300mg, Codeine 30 mg |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients undergoing ambulatory hand surgery for carpal tunnel and trigger finger, under local anesthesia with or without sedation.
Key exclusion criteria (9 listed)
- ASA> 3;
- Coagulopathy;
- Renal disease,
- Liver disease,
- History of recent gastro-intestinal bleeding
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaminophen/IbuprofenAlso: Tylenol/AdvilAfter hand surgery, take Acetaminophen 650 mg/Ibuprofen 400 mg every 6 hours as needed for pain until postoperative clinic visit | Drug | Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen |
| Acetaminophen/CodeineAlso: Tylenol 3After hand surgery, take Acetaminophen 300mg/Codeine 30 mg every 6 hours as needed for pain until postoperative clinic visit | Drug | Acetaminophen/Codeine |
Primary outcome
Assessing Change in Pain Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Pain Score
Time frame: Subjects reported pain 3 times a day each day after hand surgery (at dinner time, before going to sleep and in the middle of the night), until post-op appointment (between 4 and 8 days after surgery). The numbers reported are the average daily pain scores
To establish, through a randomized control trial, whether post-operative Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen (non-opioid regimen) would provide equivalent post-operative analgesia to ambulatory hand surgery patients compared to Acetaminophen and Codeine (opioid regimen). The pain VAS is a continuous scale where 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable.
2 secondary outcomes
Quality of Recovery-9 (QoR-9).
Time frame: Postoperative Day 2
Number of Pills Used
Time frame: From the time of surgery to first clinic visit (post-op day 6 to 8)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Feb 2019.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
David Steinberg, MD principal investigator
University of Pennsylvania
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen/Codeine in people with Pain, Postoperative, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Feb 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 18 Feb 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Assessing Change in Pain Using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Pain Score (time frame: Subjects reported pain 3 times a day each day after hand surgery (at dinner time, before going to sleep and in the middle of the night), until post-op appointment (between 4 and 8 days after surgery). The numbers reported are the average daily pain scores). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Feb 2019.