Dose and Response of Intrathecal Hydromorphone in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Section at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
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In the United States the incidence of cesarean deliveries have increased over the last several decades and is currently approximately 30% nationwide. The anesthesia and analgesia for elective c-sections vary between institutions. Parturients present a unique challenge for the anesthesiologist as the mother has to care not only for herself, but also for the newborn postpartum. While intrathecal opioids provide adequate pain relief, they do so at the cost of bothersome side effects for patients, such as pruritus and nausea/vomiting. Intrathecal hydromorphone has started to be explored as a new option for intrathecal analgesia. A study done by Beatty et al. showed in a retrospective review that 40 mcg of intrathecal dilaudid was safe and effective as compared to intrathecal morphine for analgesia after cesarean delivery. Additionally they showed no difference in side effect profiles of the two medications. Mhyre et al. investigated the use of 100 mcg of intrathecal dilaudid with hyperbaric bupivacaine in varying dosages for labor analgesia. The results were inconclusive, but the dosage of hydromorphone was reported to be without adverse effects. Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems has successfully instituted the use of intrathecal morphine with superior analgesia but with undesired side effects, most notably pruritus. Recent drug shortages of duramorph have prompted investigators to seek alternative options for post cesarean section analgesia. The investigators are interested in determining the dose, efficacy, and side effect profile of intrathecal hydromorphone. Although our institution has never utilized intrathecal hydromorphone for our patient population, it has been studied at various other institutions where it has been found to be safe and efficacious with an acceptable side effect profile.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02787928
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 14 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 60 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2016
- Primary completion
- Dec 30, 2017
- Completion
- Dec 30, 2017
- Last update posted
- Apr 23, 2018
2016 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Virginia | 23298 | — |
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