Clinical Trial: Lidocaine Patches in Elderly Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Rib Fractures
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: A Single-blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Lidocaine Patches for Opioid Reduction in Geriatric Rib Fracture Patients Admitted to the Hospital
Brief Summary:
Many patients are prescribed lidocaine patches for rib fractures despite mixed evidence to their efficacy.The outcome of this trial offers significant benefit to patient care if it finds benefit of their use or if it does not.Reducing opioid use and increasing functional outcomes in geriatric patient suffering rib fractures can improve quality of life and ability to return to prior levels of function.Limiting the need for opioid prescriptions dispensed in the community, particularly to vulnerable geriatric…
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