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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
Main ID:  ACTRN12606000506594
Date of registration: 07/12/2006
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Individual (Michael Paech)
Public title: Oral analgesia compared with intrathecal morphine for pain after caesarean delivery: a randomised controlled trial
Scientific title: Oral oxycodone analgesia compared with intrathecal morphine for pain relief after caesarean delivery: a randomised controlled trial
Date of first enrolment: 21/01/2007
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12606000506594.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Purpose: Prevention; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Blinded (masking used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Efficacy;  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name: Michael Paech   
Address:  Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women 374 Bagot Rd Subiaco WA 6008 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 93402222
Email: michael.paech@health.wa.gov.au
Affiliation: 
Name: Michael Paech   
Address:  Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women 374 Bagot Rd Subiaco WA 6008 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 93402222
Email: michael.paech@health.wa.gov.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elective or non-elective caesarean section under combined spinal-epidural or spinal anaesthesia American Society of Anesthesiologists classification 1 or 2
Exclusion criteria: Preoperative opioid useContraindication, allergy or known intolerance to study drugsPreoperative nausea or pruritusFailure to identify the subarachnoid space or accidental dural puncture with the epidural needleRequirement for intraoperative opioid or epidural analgesic other than local anaesthetic Conversion to general anaesthesia.

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: Not stated
Gender: Both males and females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pain relief after caesarean section;
Pain relief after caesarean section
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Other surgery
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Pain management
Intervention(s)
Intervention group: Intrathecal morphine 100 mcg given with spinal anaesthesia immediately preoperatively. Both control group and intervention groups also receiving oral paracetamol 1 g in recovery and 6 hourly until 24 hours postoperatively plus diclofenac 100 mg per rectum at completion of surgery and diclofenac 50 mg orally 8 hourly until 24 hours postoperatively, after caesarean section.
Primary Outcome(s)
Area under the curve at 24 hours for pain scores[At 6,12, 18 and 24 hours postoperatively]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Patient satisfaction score [at 24 hours postoperatively]
Quality of recovery [at 24 hours postoperatively]
Opioid-related symptom distress scale score [at 24 hours postoperatively]
Pain on movement [at 12 and 24 hours postoperatively]
Secondary ID(s)
1297/EW
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Lennard Travers Professorship Grant
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women
Results
Results available:
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