Comparision of epidural versus parental analgesia after colorectal surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgery: ColorectalSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN48277388
- Lead Sponsor
- Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 297
Inclusion Criteria
297 Samples are required. Normal post-operative analgesic requirements with some patients requiring ketamine. Input from pain management team.
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The patient will receive one of three pain control regimes:<br>1. Morphine in a drip<br>2. Morphine in a drip plus ketamine infusion<br>3. Epidural analgesia in their back (spine).<br><br>The study is to compare the quality and quantity of pain relief, side effects and satisfaction with different drugs and methods of delivery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration