Clinical Trial: EFFECT OF ZOLPIDEM ON SLEEP QUALITY AND OPIOID CONSUMPTION FOLLOWING PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL

U.S., Sept. 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07801742) titled 'EFFECT OF ZOLPIDEM ON SLEEP QUALITY AND OPIOID CONSUMPTION FOLLOWING PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL' on Aug. 31.

Brief Summary: This clinical trial evaluated whether zolpidem could improve sleep quality and postoperative recovery in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either zolpidem 10 mg or a placebo for 14 nights, beginning after hospital discharge. Neither the participants nor their physicians knew which treatment was assigned. The study assessed sleep quality and duration, postoperative pain, use of pain ...