Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00695045
Intrathecal Morphine in Knee Arthroplasty
Determination of the Efficacy and Side-Effect Profile of Lower Doses of Intrathecal Morphine in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University College Hospital Galway · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study is designed to explore the efficacy lower doses of intra-spinal morphine for pain relief and side effect profiles of same in the setting of Total Knee Replacement.We hypothesized that a dose greater than that used in Total Hip Replacement was needed and wished to find a dose which was effective but had a low side effect profile.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | intra thecal morphine | 100 mcg intrathecal morphine given once . |
| DRUG | intra thecal morphine | 200 mcg intrathecal morphine given once |
| DRUG | intra thecal morphine | 300 mcg intrathecal morphine given once |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2003-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2007-01-01
- Completion
- 2007-04-01
- First posted
- 2008-06-11
- Last updated
- 2008-06-11
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00695045. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.