Pain medicine

Pain treatment after total hip arthroplasty: Detailed statistical analysis plan for the RECIPE randomised clinical trial

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Statistical analysis plan for the RECIPE randomised clinical trial

Study context

Population
Patients undergoing planned primary total hip arthroplasty
Planned comparison
Combinations of paracetamol, ibuprofen and dexamethasone for pain after total hip arthroplasty
Primary endpoint
Total opioid consumption
Follow-up
0-24 h after end of surgery
Methodological detailsblinded, parallel four-group, multicentre, Bonferroni-adjusted alfa 0.0083, pairwise comparisons, Primary analysis in modified ITT population, stratified for site; van Elteren test with Hodges-Lehmann median differences and CIs; binary outcomes by logistic regression, Data analysed by two blinded independent statisticians; abstracts for all possible conclusions written before breaking the blind
  • Blinded
  • Parallel four-group
  • Multicentre
  • Bonferroni-adjusted alfa 0.0083
  • Pairwise comparisons
  • Primary analysis in modified ITT population, stratified for site; van Elteren test with Hodges-Lehmann median differences and CIs; binary outcomes by logistic regression
  • Data analysed by two blinded independent statisticians; abstracts for all possible conclusions written before breaking the blind

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Pain treatment after total hip arthroplasty: Detailed statistical analysis plan for the RECIPE randomised clinical trial. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 12 January 2023. doi:10.1111/aas.14179

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