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Pain, PostoperativeNCT04280263

Caffeine Study for Pain Control Following Total Joint Replacement

A study testing Caffeine in people with Pain, Postoperative, run by Rothman Institute Orthopaedics at 1 site in United States.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

A prospective, double blinded, single center, randomized controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of caffeine in combination with acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) in the management of postoperative pain in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. 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?
Caffeine
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
70 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
28 Feb 2020to Aug 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

  • Patient is older than 18 years old at the time of the surgery.
  • Patient is treated by Rothman Orthopaedics institute and is scheduled for the surgical procedure at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center.
  • Patient is undergoing total hip or total knee arthroplasty.
  • Patient has the diagnosis of Osteoarthritis of the hip or the knee, or other noninflammatory disease that results in joint damage to the hip or the knee.

Who cannot join

  • Patient has known history of opioid addiction and/or has taken opioids preoperatively.
  • Patient has history of cardiac diseases that might be aggravated by the use of caffeine, as diagnosed by a cardiologist or demonstrated by an abnormal EKG.
  • Patient has a known allergy to aspirin or caffeine.
  • Patient has history of chronic pain that required the intervention of a pain management doctor.
  • Patient has an active infection at the time of surgery (systemic or localized) or history of chronic infections that affected the lower extremities.
  • Patient has history of cancer that would affect patient reported outcomes including pain.
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  • Patient has history of neuropathic pain or nerve degenerative disease.
  • Patients undergoing revision surgery would be excluded.
  • Patients who require alternate DTV prophylaxis other than ASA.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Rothman Orthopaedics at Egg Harbor Township

    Egg Harbor, New Jersey, 08234

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective Double Blinded Randomized Placebo Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Caffeine as an Analgesic Adjuvant for Acute Perioperative Pain Management Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

A prospective, double blinded, single center, randomized controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of caffeine in combination with acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) in the management of postoperative pain in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

Being tested
Caffeine, Placebo oral tablet
Medical subject headings
Pain, Postoperative

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CaffeineDrug

    caffeine tables containing 150mg caffeine will be provided to patients with instructions to take twice per day

  • Placebo oral tabletDrug

    oral placebo tablets matching the caffeine tablets and will be provided to patients with instructions to take twice per day

Study groups in NCT04280263
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CaffieneActive comparatorThis group will receive 150mg caffeine tablets to be taken twice per day
Receives: Drug: Caffeine
placeboPlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo oral tablet

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. post-operative pain

    pain will be recorded via Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The scale ranges from zero to 100 with zero being no pain and 100 being worst pain imaginable.

    Measured: 2 weeks post-operative

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Feb 2020
  2. Study start28 Feb 2020
  3. Primary completionJun 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionAug 2021 (estimated)

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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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
70 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04280263
Sponsor's protocol ID
2020 DP
Status last verified
Feb 2020
First submitted
19 Feb 2020
Last updated
19 Oct 2020
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Caffeine in people with Pain, Postoperative, run by Rothman Institute Orthopaedics 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 4 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Oct 2020. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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?

post-operative pain (time frame: 2 weeks post-operative). 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 19 Oct 2020.

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