Influence of Patient Choice of Intrathecal Morphine on Post-cesarean Delivery Pain.

November 10, 2015 updated by: Brendan Carvalho, Stanford University
This is a randomized controlled study that will place patients into a "choice" and a "no choice" group. The choice group will be able to choose between receiving 100 mcg or 200 mcg intrathecal morphine. The no choice group will be randomized to receive either 100 mcg or 200 mcg of intrathecal morphine. Following casarean delivery, pain scores will be measured at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 hours.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This randomised controlled study will include pre-operative screening with a 2 simple questionnaires and the patient will be randomised into a "choice" and "no choice" groups.

The group with the choice will be offered 2 different doses of intrathecal morphine (100, 200 mcg) which they can decide on after being given a standard script explaining advantages and disadvantages of each dose. Following cesarean section patients will be followed up at 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 hours following spinal injection to assess severity of pain, time to first analgesia, total analgesia requirements, treatment of nausea, vomiting and pruritus.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • California
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
        • Stanford University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women age 18-50 with singleton, term gestation fetuses and scheduled for their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd elective CS (not in labor) will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient refusal.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Choice Group
100 versus 200 mcg IT morphine
Active Comparator: No Choice Group
100 versus 200 mcg IT morphine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
pain scores (0-10) and analgesic use (morphine mg-equivalents) between the groups that have analgesic choice vs. no choice and among the actual doses received.
Time Frame: up to 6 months
up to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
preoperative questionnaire predictor scores versus postoperative pain and analgesic consumption post cesarean delivery.
Time Frame: Baseline and day 1
Baseline and day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Brendan Carvalho, Stanford University

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

August 30, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 13, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 10, 2015

Last Verified

November 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SU-08172011-8271
  • IRB 21802 (Other Identifier: Stanford University IRB)

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