Status:

COMPLETED

Postoperative Pain and SIRS After Preoperative Analgesia With Clonidine or Levobupivacaine

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Dubrava

Conditions:

Analgesia

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

42-77 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate hypothesis that preoperative administration of epidural clonidine will reduce postoperative pain and systemic inflammatory stress response better than epid...

Detailed Description

Investigations showed that upregulation of prostaglandin E2 and interleukin-6 at central sites is an important component of surgery induced inflammatory response in patients. Postoperative period is a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • colorectal resection surgery patients
  • preoperative risk of anesthesia and operation, ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status I or II

Exclusion

  • diabetes mellitus
  • renal insufficiency
  • liver insufficiency
  • autoimmune disease
  • corticosteroid and immunosuppressive use
  • operation time exceeding six hours

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00860899

Start Date

December 1 2007

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

November 17 2011

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University Hospital Dubrava

Zagreb, Croatia, 10000