Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Side Effects of Morphine and Hydromorphone Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
Lead Sponsor:
Columbia University
Conditions:
Post Operative Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Both morphine and hydromorphone are pain medications commonly used after surgery. It is thought at the institution that hydromorphone causes less side effects but this has not been studied. The study ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients scheduled for abdominal surgery requiring post-operative PCA
- ASA = I or II
Exclusion
- preoperative pain or use of pain medication
- narcotic allergy
- morbid obesity (Body Mass Index \> 30)
- diagnosis of sleep apnea
- hepatic or renal disease
- use of medications that would affect narcotic pharmacodynamics
- preoperative nausea, vomiting, or pruritis
- diagnosis of alcoholism
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00385541
Start Date
November 1 2003
End Date
October 1 2007
Last Update
August 14 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, United States, 10032