Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-04-06
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is associated with poor post-operative pain management. The
multimodal analgesic scheme (oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs associated with oral
opioids) currently used according to the pain management guidelines is insufficient for most
of these patients.
There are few reports on the use of buprenorphine in post-operative pain with encouraging
results. There is no evidence of its use in the management of post-operative pain of
arthroscopic rotator cuff repair