Perioperative Methadone Compared to Placebo in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2025-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
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 single dose of methadone given during
hip fracture surgery.