Analgesia for major abdominal surgery: A feasibility study using a combination of intrathecal and epidural morphine

Phase 4

Recruiting

• Conditions: Postoperative pain; Quality of recovery; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000625774
• Lead Sponsor: Alfred Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 5 December 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible patients will be;
•> 18 years old
•Patients scheduled for elective major (> 2 hours surgical time) open abdominal surgery

Exclusion Criteria

•Age >75 years
•Hypersensitivity reactions to any of the study drugs
•Contraindication to neuraxial (local site concerns, coagulopathy or untreated sepsis)
•Patient decline or inability to consent
•Cognitive impairment or language proficiency leading to inability to complete QoR-15 questionnaire or understand the pain scores
•Chronic pain, including baseline opioid use prior to hospital admission
•Contraindication to intrathecal morphine
•Lactating or pregnant women

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified