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First received: October 04, 2023

Clinical Trial: Perioperative Methadone Compared to Placebo in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Hip Fractures

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Perioperative Methadone Compared to Placebo in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

Brief Summary: Hip fractures are associated with severe pain and are sustained by the elderly population.Demand for adequate pain relief combined with a low tolerance for analgesic drugs makes the treatment of elderly hip fracture patients difficult.Perioperative methadone could improve the analgesic treatment of these patients.An earlier pilot study showed that 0.10 mg/kg was safe to use.This study further investigates the advantages of methadone.The study's objective is to investigate the analgesic effects of a…

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