Effects of Duloxetine on Pain Relief After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Central Sensitization Patient

The Catholic University of Korea

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Drug: Duloxetine; Drug: celecoxib, Pregabalin, acetaminophen/tramadol, oxycodone

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02600247

Duloxetine

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of duloxetine after total knee arthroplasty in Central sensitization patient. Central sensitization plays an important role in the chronic pain experienced by osteoarthritis patients.Elimination of the nociceptive input from the damaged joint by total joint arthroplasty was not always followed by a complete resolution of symptoms. Patients with high levels of preoperative pain and low pain thresholds had a higher risk of persistent pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which has been interpreted as evidence of central sensitization. Thus, the presence of central sensitization before surgery in Osteoarthritis patients may be an important contributing factor to postoperative pain versus adequate analgesia. Preclinical models of central sensitization suggest that duloxetine is effective in the treatment of persistent pain. Investigators will compare the pain following TKA of central sensitization patients in duloxetine group (n=50) with those in non-duloxetine group (n=84). Investigators will classify the central sensitization patients by central sensitization inventory and divide the central sensitization patients in to 2 groups (duloxetine and non-duloxetine group) randomly. Investigators checks the visual assessment scale at preoperative, postoperative 1, 2,6,12 weeks. All participants will receive postoperative pain control after TKA using the same pain control regimen except duloxetine.

Full description

Both groups of participants will receive pain control regimens as follows:

Preemptive analgesia : celebrex celecoxib, Lyrica Pregabalin, Patient controlled analgesia (postoperation 28 hours), During admission : celebrex 200mg#1, Ircodon 5mg 2Tablets#2, Ultracet 2T#2 (Postoperation 1 week) Discharge medication: celebrex 200mg 1Capsule#1 x 5 weeks, Ultracet 2T#2 x 1 week

Drug generic names: celecoxib (celebrex), Pregabalin (Lyrica), acetaminophen/tramadol (ultracet ER), oxycodone (Ircodon)

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients for total knee arthroplasty
• having medicare insurance
• CSI(Central sensitization inventory)> 40 (Central sensitization patient )

Exclusion criteria

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Other inflammatory arthritis
• Neuropsychiatric patients
• Allergy or intolerance to study medications
• Patients with an ASA(American society of anesthesiologist) classification of IV (angina, congestive heart failure, dementia, cerebrovascular accident)
• Chronic gabapentin or pregabalin use (regular use for longer than 3 months)
• Chronic opioid use (taking opioids for longer than 3 months)
• Alcohol, drug abuser
• Narcotics addiction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Duloxetine group

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental: Duloxetine group 1. Phase I (preemptive): 1day before operation (30mg for 1 day) 2. Phase II (maintenance): 6weeks after operation (30mg for 6 weeks) plus routine pain control (celecoxib, pregabalin, acetaminophen/tramadol, oxycodone) Other Name: cymbalta Drug: Celebrex, Lyrica, Ultracet, Ircodon

Treatment:

Drug: celecoxib, Pregabalin, acetaminophen/tramadol, oxycodone

Drug: Duloxetine

routine pain control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Preemptive analgesia : celebrex 200mg 1C#1, Lyrica 150mg 1C#1 (preoperation. 2 hours), Patient controlled analgesia (postoperation 28 hours) During admission : celebrex 200mg#1, Ircodon 5mg 2T#2, Ultracet 2T#2 (Postoperation 1 week) Discharge medication: celebrex 200mg 1C#1 x 5Weeks, Ultracet 2T#2 x 1 week Other name : celecoxib, Pregabalin, acetaminophen/tramadol, oxycodone

Treatment:

Drug: celecoxib, Pregabalin, acetaminophen/tramadol, oxycodone