Opioid Therapy vs Multimodal Analgesia in Head and Neck Cancer
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the daily pain level scores for patients taking
opioids alone for pain relief, compared with those treated by multimodal analgesia with three
medications: pregabalin, naproxen, and acetaminophen, with the ability to switch over to
opioid medications if needed. In addition to pain level scores, this study will compare
opioid use (length of time and doses taken), quality of life, admissions to hospital, feeding
tube requirements, weight loss, and treatment interruptions between these two analgesic
regimens.