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Effect of low-dose intrathecal (within the spinal space) morphine as a part of multimodal analgesia (which combines various groups of medications for pain relief) in patients aged 18 to 65 years undergoing cardiac surgery by cutting of breast bone.

Phase 3
Conditions
Health Condition 1: I39- Endocarditis and heart valve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/06/068299
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18 to 65 years undergoing midline sternotomy for cardiac surgeries, New York Heart Association grade II-III patients

Exclusion Criteria

Patient refusal to consent, contraindications to intrathecal analgesia such as infection at the injection site, coagulopathy,

and allergy to morphine, pre-existing chronic pain: taking routine analgesics, patients with a history of chronic opiate abuse, patients with psychiatric disorders, patients with previous surgery in thoracic vertebral region, preexisting neurological condition (spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, etc.), patients with BMI more than or equal to 35, patients with severe respiratory disease, those expected to be on elective mechanical ventilation for more than 6 hours postoperatively, patients with renal dysfunction (Serum creatinine more than 1.5 mg/dl).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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