Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA): Intravenous versus Epidural Morphine in Morbidly Obese Patients undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Surgery; Anaesthesia

• Registration Number: PACTR202103915814652
• Lead Sponsor: adia M. Bahgat

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

body mass index (BMI) = 40 kg/m2, age from 19-45 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists status II or III

Exclusion Criteria

presence of contraindications to epidural anesthesia (e.g., coagulopathy, localized skin infection), Patients with a history of chronic opioid use or chronic pain, history of psychiatric problems or who were currently on psychotropic medications, preexisting neurological deficit, allergy to local anesthetic or opioid, inability to use a PCA device or to comprehend pain scales.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified