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Postoperative Sleep Disturbances After Zolpidem Treatment in Fast-track Hip and Knee Replacement

NCT01551485 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2012-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Sleep after surgery has been found to be very distrubed immediately after major surgery. This is also seen after fast-track hip and knee replacement with length of stay of less than 3 days. Disturbed sleep has many adverse effects i.e. fatigue, possible hyperalgesia and decline in cognitive abilities.

Conditions

  • Sleep Duration on the First Night After Surgery

Interventions

DRUG

Zolpidem

The effect of Zolpidem 10 mg for the first night after surgery is asssessed using PSG

DRUG

Placebo

Pacebo tablet, blinded given on the first night after surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lene Krenk, MD · Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-10-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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