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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000600640
ACTRN12605000600640
Completed
Phase 3

A prospective randomised controlled, double-blind study of Parecoxib versus placebo for postoperative analgesia following craniotomy surgery.

Department of Anaesthesia, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne0 sites82 target enrollmentOctober 5, 2005

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Enrollment
82
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 5, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Alert and orientated, patients presenting for elective craniotomy.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Allergy or contraindication to NSAID's, sulphonamides or morphine.Combination ACE inhibitors and diuretics OR either an ACE inhibitor or diuretic if over 70 years oldAsthma if aggrevated by NSAID's or never taken NSAID'sSignificamt peptic ulcer diseaseRenal impairmentChronic pain conditions or taking oral morphine or NSAID's taken on day of surgeryNon English speaking or unable to understand Visual Analogue ScoreIschaemic Heart Diseae or Cerebrovascular DiseaseAny preoperative confusion or sedation.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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