Postoperative Sleep Disturbances After Zolpidem Treatment in Fast-track Hip and Knee Replacement

Sleep Duration on the First Night After Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title: Postoperative Sleep Disturbances After Zolpidem Treatment in Fast-track Hip and Knee Replacement

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Sleep after surgery has been found to be very distrubed immediately after major surgery. This is also seen after fast-track hip and knee replacement with length of stay of less than 3 days. Disturbed sleep has many adverse effects i.e. fatigue, possible hyperalgesia and decline in cognitive abilities.

Clinical Trial Description

n/a

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dyssomnias
• Parasomnias
• Sleep Disorders
• Sleep Duration on the First Night After Surgery

• NCT number: NCT01551485
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Rigshospitalet, Denmark
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2012
• Completion date: October 2012