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Morphine vs. Oxycodone for Postoperative Pain Management

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
University of Oslo
Information provided by:
Oslo University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00528177
First received: September 11, 2007
Last updated: July 3, 2011
Last verified: June 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

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


Condition Intervention Phase
Hysterectomy
Myoma
Postoperative Pain
Opioids
 Drug: Morphine and oxycodone
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Phase 4: A Comparison of Intravenous Administration of Morphine vs. Oxycodone for Postoperative Pain Management Following Laparoscopic Hysterectomy or Myomectomy

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Oslo University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Dosage relation between oxycodone and morphine. Pain score (VAS). Adverse effects. [ Time Frame: Within the first postoperative day (24 hours). ]

Estimated Enrollment: 90
Study Start Date: September 2007
Study Completion Date: June 2008
Primary Completion Date: June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: O
This arm will receive intravenous oxycodone at the end of surgery and PCA oxycodone for postoperative pain relief.
 Drug: Morphine and oxycodone

At the end of surgery, group 1 will receive intravenous morphine 0.07 mg/kg and intravenous PCA morphine 0.015 mg/kg every time they push the botton with 5 minutes lock-out interval. Maximum 16 mg/2 hours. Group 2 will receive intravenous oxycodone 0.07 mg/kg and intravenous PCA oxycodone 0.015 mg/kg every time they push the botton with 5 minutes lock-out interval. Maximum 16 mg/2 hours.

The patients will use the PCA until the next morning.
Active Comparator: M
This arm will receive intravenous morphine at the end of surgery and PCA morphine for postoperative pain relief.
 Drug: Morphine and oxycodone

At the end of surgery, group 1 will receive intravenous morphine 0.07 mg/kg and intravenous PCA morphine 0.015 mg/kg every time they push the botton with 5 minutes lock-out interval. Maximum 16 mg/2 hours. Group 2 will receive intravenous oxycodone 0.07 mg/kg and intravenous PCA oxycodone 0.015 mg/kg every time they push the botton with 5 minutes lock-out interval. Maximum 16 mg/2 hours.

The patients will use the PCA until the next morning.

Detailed Description:

Traditionally, a 1:1 ratio in analgesic potency between intravenous morphine and oxycodone has been presumed (1-2), but one study demonstrated a 3:2 ratio between those drugs (3). During the last years, several studies indicate that oxycodone has the potential of mediating pain relief through the kappa-opioid receptor (4-6), and not only on the my-opioid receptor like most other opioids used in the clinic. Kappa-opioid receptors are widely distributed in visceral organs, and this may explain why Kalso (3) found less need for oxycodone compared to morphine in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

The aim of this study is to investigate whether patients with visceral postoperative pain need less oxycodone compared to morphine, and whether patients receiving oxycodone experience better pain relief and less adverse effects compared to patients receiving morphine.

Before start of surgery, the patients will be tested with PainMatcher, an instrument testing electrical pain threshold in the skin (7-10), to ensure that both groups have the same pain threshold before surgery.

References

  1. Kalso E. Oxycodone. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management 2005; 29: S47-S56.
  2. Silvasti M, Rosenberg P, Seppala T, Svartling N, Pitkanen M. Comparison of analgesic efficacy of oxycodone and morphine in postoperative intravenous patient-controlled analgesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1998; 42: 576-80.
  3. Kalso E, Poyhia R, Onnela P, Linko K, Tigerstedt I, Tammisto T. Intravenous morphine and oxycodone for pain after abdominal surgery. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1991; 35: 642-6.
  4. Staahl C, Christrup LL, Andersen SD, Arendt-Nielsen L, Drewes AM. A comparative study of oxycodone and morphine in a multi-modal, tissue-differentiated experimental pain model. Pain 2006; 123: 28-36.
  5. Ross FB, Smith MT. The intrinsic antinociceptive effects of oxycodone appear to be kappa-opioid receptor mediated. Pain 1997; 73: 151-7.
  6. Sandner-Kiesling A, Pan HL, Chen SR, James RL, Haven-Hudkins DL, Dewan DM, Eisenach JC. Effect of kappa opioid agonists on visceral nociception induced by uterine cervical distension in rats. Pain 2002; 96: 13-22.
  7. Alstergren P, Forstrom J, Alstergren P, Forstrom J. Acute oral pain intensity and pain threshold assessed by intensity matching to pain induced by electrical stimuli. Journal of Orofacial Pain 2003; 17: 151-9.
  8. Lundeberg T, Lund I, Dahlin L, Borg E, Gustafsson C, Sandin L, Rosen A, Kowalski J, Eriksson SV. Reliability and responsiveness of three different pain assessments. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2001; 33: 279-83.
  9. Nielsen PR. Prediction of post-operative pain by an electrical pain stimulus. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2007; 51: 582-6.
  10. Stener-Victorin E, Kowalski J, Lundeberg T. A new highly reliable instrument for the assessment of pre- and postoperative gynecological pain. Anesth & Analg 95: 151-7.
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
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.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00528177

Locations
Norway
Ullevaal University Hospital
Oslo, Norway, 0407
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ullevaal University Hospital
University of Oslo
Investigators
Study Director: Johan Ræder, Prof.MD,Phd Ullevaal University Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided by Oslo University Hospital

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Ullevaal University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00528177     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 328-07137 1.2007.1463
Study First Received: September 11, 2007
Last Updated: July 3, 2011
Health Authority: Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics
Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services
Norway: Directorate of Health

Keywords provided by Oslo University Hospital:
kappa-opioid receptor
my-opioid receptor
oxycodone
morphine
postoperative pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Myoma
Pain, Postoperative
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes
Pain
Signs and Symptoms
Morphine
 Oxycodone
Analgesics, Opioid
Analgesics
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Central Nervous System Depressants
Narcotics

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