Geneva, Aug. 29 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ACTRN12625000911493) titled 'TAPentadol vs OxycodoNe on the incidence of persistent opioid use after hip or knee arthroplasty (TAP-ON Study)' on Aug. 22.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Purpose: Treatment Allocation: Randomised controlled trial

Primary Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Condition: Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis Surgery - Other surgery Anaesthesiology - Pain management

Intervention: This will be a randomised controlled pilot study. The intervention arm will be tapentadol immediate release (IR) oral plus usual care post total hip or knee arthroplasty once patient is tolerating oral medications. Tapentadol will...