Addition of Muscle Relaxants in a Multimodal Analgesic Regimen for Analgesia After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04574791 |
Recruitment Status :
Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : October 5, 2020
Last Update Posted : October 5, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pain, Postoperative | Drug: TiZANidine 2 MG Oral Capsule | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 240 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Addition of Muscle Relaxants in a Multimodal Analgesic Regimen for Analgesia After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 3, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 30, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Multimodal Pain Regimen
current standard of care post-operative pain regimen in the hospital, which comprises of standing doses of oral acetaminophen 975 mg three times a day, gabapentin 300 mg two times a day, and intravenous ketorolac 30 mg three times a day for patients <65 years and 15 mg IV Q8h for patients who are >65 years, supplemented with PRN oxycodone and tramadol.
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Experimental: Multimodal Pain Regimen + Tizanidine
current standard of care post-operative pain regimen in the hospital, which comprises of standing doses of oral acetaminophen 975 mg three times a day, gabapentin 300 mg two times a day, and intravenous ketorolac 30 mg three times a day for patients <65 years and 15 mg IV Q8h for patients who are >65 years, supplemented with PRN oxycodone and tramadol supplemented with standing doses of oral tizanidine in the hospital and for 14 days after discharge
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Drug: TiZANidine 2 MG Oral Capsule
Tizanidine 2 mg q8h (standing; # 42 tablets) + Multimodal pain regimen |
- opioid consumption (MME) postoperatively [ Time Frame: the first 14-days postoperatively ]Primary outcome is patients total opioid consumption for the first 14 days after surgery.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- - Patients undergoing unilateral primary TKA with underlying diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
- ASA I - III
- Spinal anesthesia
- All patients will have a total knee arthroplasty utilizing a medial parapatellar approach with cruciate sacrificing implants and patellar resurfacing. A tourniquet will be used in all cases.
- Men and women between 18 and 80 years who are willing and able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Opioid use greater than 10 mg/day morphine equivalents continuously for one month within 3 months preoperatively
- Inability to take/allergy to the protocol medications
- Contraindication to regional anesthesia
- Non-English speaking
- ASA IV or greater
- Psychiatric or cognitive disorders
- Allergy/contraindications to protocol medications.
- Renal insufficiency with Cr > 2.0 or hepatic failure
- Sensory/motor disorder involving the operative limb
- PCS score >20
- Patients with severe cardiac or neurological conditions precluding the use of study medications
- Patients using anticoagulation other than aspirin for the 14-day period after discharge

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04574791
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107 |
Responsible Party: | Rothman Institute Orthopaedics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04574791 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MAUS20d635 |
First Posted: | October 5, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 5, 2020 |
Last Verified: | September 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Muscle Hypotonia Pain, Postoperative Postoperative Complications Pathologic Processes Pain Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Tizanidine Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Anticonvulsants Muscle Relaxants, Central Neuromuscular Agents Parasympatholytics Autonomic Agents Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists Adrenergic alpha-Agonists Adrenergic Agonists Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |