Pain relief before knee replacement surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether giving two pain medicines before knee replacement surgery reduces pain after the operation. The medicines are ketorolac (an anti-inflammatory) and gabapentin (a nerve pain medicine).
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Who can take part
- You are having a total knee replacement on one knee.
- You are between 40 and 80 years old.
- You do not have rheumatoid arthritis.
- You do not have kidney problems.
- You are willing to participate in the study.
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