Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18-75 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UCSF
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Matthias Behrends, MD (ucsf)
Headshot of Matthias Behrends
Matthias Behrends

Description

Summary

Patients experience pain after their knee replacement surgery - and some may continue to experience persistent pain long after their knee replacement surgery. Traditional pain management strategies reply on pain medication such as opioids for pain control. However, these drugs do not work well for pain associated with movement or the the nerve pain (tingling, electrical sensations) after surgery. In addition, opioids are associated with significant side effects such as nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression, depression, cognitive dysfunction and risk of persistent opioid use. Neuropathic pain medications, such as venlafaxine are effective in managing nerve pain. Recent studies also support its potential role in acute pain management. Here, we propose a prospective randomized clinical trial 1) to evaluate the efficacy of Venlafaxine in reducing pain intensity and opioid consumption at post-operative day 1 (POD1) and 1- week after surgery, and 2) to examine whether the use of Venlafaxine will reduce the incidents of chronic postsurgical pain in TKA patients at 3-month time point.

Official Title

The Use of Venlafaxine in Reducing Acute Post-Surgical Pain and Opioid Consumption in Primary Total Knee Replacement

Details

Patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomized to receive either Venlafaxine extended release (ER) 37.5 mg/d or a placebo on the day of surgery and continue the treatment for 7 days after surgery. The primary outcomes include pain severity score (numeric rating scale, NRS) and consumption of morphine miligram equivalent (MME) at 24 hours. The secondary outcome will measure MME and NRS at postoperative day 7. In addition, the disability scale and perceived function 3 months after surgery will be compared to the baseline level by using PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System)10 Global Health, KOOS, JR. (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Short Form), and VR-12 (Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey) Scale.

Keywords

Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Knee Pain Chronic, Neuropathic Pain, Neuralgia, Venlafaxine Hydrochloride, Venlafaxine 37.5 MG, Venlafaxine

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18-75

  • adult (male and female) subjects aged 18 to 75,
  • English speaking,
  • are scheduled for primary total knee arthroplasty with planned spinal anesthesia with saphenous peripheral nerve block at the adductor canal.

You CAN'T join if...

  • general anesthesia,
  • hepatic & renal failure,
  • history of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain,
  • chronic opioid use,
  • concurrent use of antidepressants, triptans, and/or linezolid,
  • allergy to the study medications,
  • prior knee surgery,
  • BMI > 40,
  • bleeding disorders,
  • history of recent falls,
  • concurrent benzodiazepine use.

Location

  • University of California San Francisco accepting new patients
    San Francisco California 94143 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Matthias Behrends, MD (ucsf)
    Dr. Matthias Behrends is an anesthesiologist who joined UCSF in 2004. In his research, he focuses on optimizing treatment strategies in regional anesthesia (nerve blocks, or injections that numb pain in a certain part of the body). Behrends earned his medical degree from the University of G?ttingen. He trained in anesthesiology at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
ID
NCT05023278
Phase
Phase 4 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 100 study participants
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