Preemptive Use of the Nicotine Patch for Postoperative Pain Relief After Open Abdominal Surgery

NCT00790829 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2022-01-21

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Summary

The efficacy of a low dose nicotine patch of seven milligrams placed before surgery and its effect on decreasing pain after surgery is the main purpose of the study.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

DRUG

transdermal nicotine patch

Generic seven-milligram nicotine patches for 24hours, placebo patch for 24 hours

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ursula N Landman, DO · Stony Brook University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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