NCT01828840

A Prospective Comparison of Methadone, Fentanyl, and Morphine for Post-laparotomy Epidural Analgesia

A Prospective Double Blind Randomized Comparison of Methadone, Fentanyl, and Morphine for Post-laparotomy Epidural Analgesia.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The current study aim is to compare between the opioids morphine, fentanyl and methadone in terms of efficacy and side effects profile when administered epidurally for pain management after laparotomies. Intravenous morphine will also be used. The outcomes of that method will be compared to those obtained using epidurally administered opioids, as this is another commonly used postoperative pain relief method.

Conditions

• Post Laparotomy Pain Treatment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	epidural morphine via PCEA
DRUG	epidural fentanyl via PCEA
DRUG	epidural methadone via PCEA
DRUG	intravenous morphine via PCA

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2013-04-11
• Last updated: 2022-03-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel