Intrathecal Opioids for Pain Control After Cesarean Delivery: Determining the Optimal Dose
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Both hydromorphone and morphine are administered as part of spinal anesthesia to help improve
pain control after cesarean delivery. In this study, the investigators are going to determine
the doses of each of those medicines that provides optimal pain control to women undergoing
cesarean delivery while limiting side effects related to those medicines. The investigators
hypothesize that the doses of hydromorphone and morphine that provide optimal pain control
without significant side effects will be 100 micrograms and 150 micrograms, respectively. The
investigators further hypothesize that at each respective optimal dose, side effects will be
less in the hydromorphone group.