Optimizing the Use of Morphine in Pre-Term Neonates

NCT00494429 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2016-07-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to improve the dosing of morphine in critically ill premature neonates.

Conditions

  • Premature Neonates

Interventions

DRUG

Morphine

Gestational Age\< 29 weeks: A loading dose of 0.05 mg/kg I.V. morphine over 30-minutes, followed by a continuous infusion of 0.005 mg/kg/h.

DRUG

Morphine

Gestational Age\>= 29 weeks: A loading dose of 0.1 mg/kg I.V. morphine over 30-minutes, followed by a continuous infusion of 0.01 mg/kg/h.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Louisville

    collaborator OTHER
  • Erasmus Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER
  • John van den Anker

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John N. van den Anker, M.D., Ph.D. · Children's National Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
22 Weeks
Max Age
32 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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