Morphine vs. Oxycodone for Postoperative Pain Management

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether oxycodone provides better analgesia compared to morphine after laparoscopic hysterectomy or myomectomy.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ullevaal University Hospital
• Collaborator: University of Oslo
• Treatments: Morphine; Oxycodone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients (American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I, II and III) due for elective, laparoscopic, non-malignant gynaecologic surgery: Hysterectomy or myomectomy.

• Written informed consent.

• Age: 18 to 70 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients having used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) the last 24 hours.

• Sensitivity towards the study drugs.

• Cardiovascular risk conditions: Heart failure, unstable hypertension, coronary artery disease.

• Patients using opioids, steroids or anti-emetic drugs.

• Serious mental disease.