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Study aim
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Comparison of the prophylactic effectiveness of intravenous Ibuprofen and intramuscular Piroxicam on pain intensity after lower abdominal surgery under general anesthesia
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized, phase 3 on 90 patients. Random allocation software is used for randomization.
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Settings and conduct
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Immediately after induction of anesthesia and before surgical incision, in the Piroxicam group, 20 milligrams (mg) of intramuscular Piroxicam, in the Ibuprofen group, 400 mg of Ibuprofen and in the control group, intravenous Normal saline is injected and then, at certain hours after surgery, its effect on reducing postoperative pain is compared in three groups. This study is performed in Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan. Patients and researcher are not aware of the type of injected drugs.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Class 1 and 2 patients in the American society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classification system aged 25 to 65 years that candidates for lower abdominal surgery without history of drugs, alcohol and benzodiazepine addiction, without history of seizures, psychiatric problems, liver and kidney disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer and Coagulation disorder
No allergy to the drugs used in the study
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Intervention groups
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In the Piroxicam group, 20 milligrams (mg) of intramuscular Piroxicam, in the Ibuprofen group, 400 mg of Ibuprofen and in the control group, intravenous Normal saline is injected into each patient.
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Main outcome variables
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Postoperative pain intensity; Average opioids consumption in the first 24 hours after surgery; Mean heart rate and blood pressure during surgery; First time of requesting opioids; Duration of stay in recovery; extubation time; Degree of patient satisfaction with pain relief