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

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Columbia Presbyterian Hospital

New York, New York, United States, 10032