Open-label Placebo for Pain Management in Adolescents and Young Adults Undergoing Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy

NCT07373210 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-04-29

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Summary

In this randomized controlled trial, 64 participants undergoing PAO at UCSF will be enrolled and randomized to receive either COLP plus treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU alone. Patients in the COLP arm will receive placebo pills alongside prescribed opioids and at scheduled intervals, beginning on postoperative day one. Weekly follow-up will be conducted for six weeks postoperatively via remote surveys and video visits.

Conditions

  • Periacetabular Osteotomy
  • Opiates

Interventions

OTHER

Open-Label Placebo

One placebo tablet will be taken with each oral opioid dose, 5mg Oxycodone, 6 times per day, beginning on post-operative day 1.

OTHER

Treatment as usual

Treatment As Usual (TAU) participants will receive their standard opioid dose, 5mg Oxycodone pill, 6 times a day beginning on post-operative day 1.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mohammad Diab, MD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-12-31
Primary Completion
2028-03-31
Completion
2028-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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