Methadone for pain during and after spine surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests if giving a single dose of methadone right before and during spine surgery can help manage pain better. If it works, you might need fewer other pain medicines after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You are having planned spine surgery that involves fusing bones in your neck, back, or lower back.
- You agree to use birth control if you could become pregnant.
- You are not allergic to methadone or any other opioid pain medicine.
- You do not have serious breathing, heart, liver, or kidney problems.
- You have not used an MAO inhibitor medicine in the last 14 days.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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