Clinical trial · Interventional
The Intrathecal Morphine for Nephrectomy
The Efficacy of Intrathecal Morphine in Patients Undergoing Open Nephrectomy
NCT01997788CI-TRIAL-00018451EMPONcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To evaluate the efficacy and the safety of the intrathecal morphine injection in the open nephrectomy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renal Cell Carcinoma | Renal Cell Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demerol on demand | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| The intrathecal morphine injection | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| The intravenous patient-controlled analgesia | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- The ITM group
- description
- The postoperative pain management includes both the intrathecal morphine injection and the intravenous patient-controlled analgesia. Demerol on demand will be injected intravenously.
- interventionNames
- Drug: The intrathecal morphine injection
- Drug: The intravenous patient-controlled analgesia
- Drug: Demerol on demand
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- The IV-PCA group
- description
- The postoperative pain management includes only the intravenous patient-controlled analgesia. Demerol on demand will be injected intravenously.
- interventionNames
- Drug: The intravenous patient-controlled analgesia
- Drug: Demerol on demand
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for the open nephrectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with renal insufficiency * Patients with coagulopathy * History of any neurologic disorder * History of recent infection in 2 weeks * History of drug abuse * Patients who cannot understand the usage of th intravenous patient-controlled analgesia * Patients using opioids due to the chronic pain
References
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