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A Comparison of the Safety and Effectiveness of Two Forms of Patient-controlled Pain Medication Used After Scheduled Abdominal or Pelvic Surgery: The Fentanyl Transdermal System Versus the Morphine Intravenous Pump

NCT00266539 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 506

Last updated 2011-05-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two pain medications delivered by two different forms of patient-controlled pain management systems: the Fentanyl HCl Patient-Controlled Transdermal System (E-TRANS fentanyl) and the morphine intravenous pump. Fentanyl HCl and morphine are narcotic pain relievers. The E-TRANS fentanyl system is a small unit worn on the patient's upper outer arm or chest that uses low-intensity electrical current to deliver fentanyl through the skin and into the patient's bloodstream. The patients studied will be those who have just had scheduled abdominal or pelvic surgery.

Conditions

  • Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

DRUG

E-TRANS Fentanyl hydrochloride; Morphine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • PriCara, Unit of Ortho-McNeil, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Alza Corporation, DE, USA

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Alza Corporation Clinical Trial · Alza Corporation, DE, USA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Completion
2005-04-30

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