Epidural Hydromorphone Compared With Hydromorphone Infusion in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2004-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

RATIONALE: Giving hydromorphone in different ways may relieve the pain associated with cancer surgery.

PURPOSE: Randomized double-blinded phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of epidural hydromorphone with hydromorphone infusion in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
• Treatments: Hydromorphone

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed prostate cancer Not metastatic Must be undergoing radical prostatectomy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18-70 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Neurologic: No presence of an intracranial lesion associated with increased intracranial pressure Pulmonary: No chronic obstructive pulmonary disease No cor pulmonale No emphysema No kyphoscoliosis No status asthmaticus Other: No contraindications for the insertion of epidural catheter No known hypersensitivity to hydromorphone No history of alcoholism, drug abuse, mental dysfunction, or cognitive deficiencies

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified for prior surgery(ies) Other: No preoperative opioids for any reason