Meperidine
- Generic Name
- Meperidine
- Brand Names
- Demerol
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C15H21NO2
- CAS Number
- 57-42-1
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 9E338QE28F
- Background
A narcotic analgesic that can be used for the relief of most types of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and the pain of labor. Prolonged use may lead to dependence of the morphine type; withdrawal symptoms appear more rapidly than with morphine and are of shorter duration.
- Indication
Used to control moderate to severe pain.
- Associated Conditions
- Severe Pain
- Associated Therapies
- Anesthesia therapy, Anesthetic premedication therapy, General Anesthesia, Local Anaesthesia therapy, Perioperative management therapy
Balanced Analgosedation in Bronchoscopy: Propofol/Pethidine Versus Midazolam/Pethidine
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2024-12-17
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-12-17
- Lead Sponsor
- Fondazione Andrea Cesalpino Arezzo ONLUS
- Target Recruit Count
- 530
- Registration Number
- NCT06736938
- Locations
- 🇮🇹
San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy
Granisetron Versus Pethidine in Treatment of Post Spinal Shivering in Cesarean Sections
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2024-07-22
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-07-22
- Lead Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
- Target Recruit Count
- 330
- Registration Number
- NCT06513806
Fascia Transversalis Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Children Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Surgery
- First Posted Date
- 2024-03-22
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-03-22
- Lead Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 50
- Registration Number
- NCT06326944
- Locations
- 🇪🇬
Cairo University Hospitals, Giza, Egypt
Ketamine-midazolam as a Sedative Agent in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2023-11-01
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-03-15
- Lead Sponsor
- National University of Malaysia
- Target Recruit Count
- 90
- Registration Number
- NCT06111872
- Locations
- 🇲🇾
Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Prevention of Shivering Associated With Spinal Anesthesia
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2023-10-13
- Last Posted Date
- 2023-10-13
- Lead Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Target Recruit Count
- 90
- Registration Number
- NCT06082076
The Effect of Intraoperative Tramadol on Postoperative Opioid
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2023-01-25
- Last Posted Date
- 2023-01-25
- Lead Sponsor
- Mansoura University
- Target Recruit Count
- 400
- Registration Number
- NCT05696886
- Locations
- 🇪🇬
Ayman El Nakeeb, Mansoura, Outside U.S And Canada, Egypt
Epidural Tap in Labor Analgesia FOR LABOR ANALGESIA
- First Posted Date
- 2022-08-12
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-03-01
- Lead Sponsor
- Medipol University
- Target Recruit Count
- 70
- Registration Number
- NCT05499234
- Locations
- 🇹🇷
Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Bağcılar, Turkey
Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Quadratus Lumborum Block for Open Renal Surgeries in Children
- First Posted Date
- 2022-05-23
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-05-23
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Target Recruit Count
- 60
- Registration Number
- NCT05386121
Comparative Study Between the Prophylactic Intravenous Administrations of Acetaminophen vs Dexamethasone vs Pethidine Regarding the Incidence of Shivering Induced by Single Shot Spinal Anesthesia in the Orthopedic Surgeries of the Lower Limbs
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2022-03-17
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-09-15
- Lead Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
- Target Recruit Count
- 108
- Registration Number
- NCT05284409
- Locations
- 🇪🇬
Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
Comparison of MgSO4 Versus Meperidine for Prevention of Shivering During Spinal Anesthesia
- First Posted Date
- 2021-11-08
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-11-08
- Lead Sponsor
- AnestesiaR
- Target Recruit Count
- 100
- Registration Number
- NCT05110469
- Locations
- 🇮🇩
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
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