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
Comparison of Dexmedetomidine and Meperidine for the Prevention of Shivering Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2021-02-03
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-01-10
- Lead Sponsor
- Qianfoshan Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 180
- Registration Number
- NCT04735965
- Locations
- 🇨🇳
China, Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
Comparison of Meperidine and Sufentanil Added to 0.5% Hyperbaric Bupivacaine for Spinal Anesthesia in Cesarean Section
- First Posted Date
- 2020-06-25
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-07-30
- Lead Sponsor
- Makassed General Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 60
- Registration Number
- NCT04446715
- Locations
- 🇱🇧
Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Comparing Pediatric Dental Oral Sedation Outcomes With and Without Meperidine in Children Aged 3-7 Years
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2019-08-28
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-01-24
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Washington
- Target Recruit Count
- 37
- Registration Number
- NCT04068948
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
University of Washington Center for Pediatric Dentistry, Seattle, Washington, United States
Erector Spinae Plane Block in Scoliotic Adolescents
- First Posted Date
- 2019-05-30
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-12-03
- Lead Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 30
- Registration Number
- NCT03968146
- Locations
- 🇪🇬
Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
Pethidine Analgesia on Labor Duration
- First Posted Date
- 2019-03-20
- Last Posted Date
- 2020-10-22
- Target Recruit Count
- 240
- Registration Number
- NCT03882814
- Locations
- 🇹🇷
Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
CODEPAD (Collaborative Outcomes of DEpression and Pain Associated With Delivery)
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2017-05-30
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-01-05
- Lead Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 881
- Registration Number
- NCT03167905
- Locations
- 🇸🇬
KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Efficacy of Pethidine, Ketorolac And Xylocaine Gel As Analgesics For Pain Control In Shockwave Lithotripsy
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2017-01-26
- Last Posted Date
- 2018-05-29
- Lead Sponsor
- Mansoura University
- Target Recruit Count
- 165
- Registration Number
- NCT03032458
- Locations
- 🇪🇬
Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansourah, Aldakahlia, Egypt
Abatacept for GVHD Prophylaxis After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2016-08-16
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-06-13
- Lead Sponsor
- Monica Bhatia
- Target Recruit Count
- 24
- Registration Number
- NCT02867800
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
North Carolina Cancer Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
🇺🇸Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
🇺🇸Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Dual Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Pediatric Renal Transplant: Effect on Pain Control
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2016-08-08
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-05-07
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Target Recruit Count
- 44
- Registration Number
- NCT02858622
- Locations
- 🇪🇬
Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Oblique Subcostal Tap Block Efficacy in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2016-03-14
- Last Posted Date
- 2016-03-14
- Target Recruit Count
- 120
- Registration Number
- NCT02707250
- Locations
- 🇷🇴
Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Prof.dr.Octavian Fodor", Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
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