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Comparing Opioids Vs NSAIDs for Postoperative Pain Management in Unilateral Primary Open Inguinal Hernia Repair

NCT06608056 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-09-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To control post-operative pain, multiple drugs are available, and in the western countries opioids are preferred. However, they have their own side effects, and so to reduce their dependence, multiple adjuncts are used. We compared the use of opioids vs just non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on post-operative pain control following inguinal hernia surgery

Conditions

  • Inguinal Hernia Unilateral
  • Pain Management

Interventions

DRUG

Pain management after surgery

Patients in Group A received injection tramadol 50mg intravenously every 8 hours following surgery. Patients in Group B received injection ketorolac 30mg intravenously every 8 hours following surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Hospital Islamabad

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-01
Primary Completion
2024-06-28
Completion
2024-06-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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