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comparison of magnesium sulfate and morphine sulfate in renal colic

In patients with renal colic, is magnesium sulfate more effective than morphine sulfate in relieving pain?

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12615001372572
Enrollment
80
Registered
2015-12-16
Start date
2015-11-01
Completion date
2015-12-30
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Renal colic due to renal stone is a most severe pain had been experienced, and is common cause of patient reference to health centers. Intravenous infusion of morphine sulfate is a common treatment, but its side effect is addiction. It has been mentioned that magnesium sulfate due to its calcium receptors antagonist effect and therefore muscle relaxation, was a pain relief especially in migraine headache. this study compares effectiveness and side effects of intravenous infusion of morphine sulfate and magnesium sulfate in renal colic patient who were referred to shahid sadoughi educational hospital. This paper is double-blinded randomized control trial study. Eighty patients with renal colic divided in two groups: case group took 50 mg/kg intravenous infusion and the control group took morphine sulfate 0.1 mg/kg intravenous infusion.pain score and probable side effects( such as vomiting, nausea, low blood pressure, apnea and dizziness) during zero, 15 and 30 minutes after infusion in both group recorded by a blinded person, and data analyzed by SPSS software.

Interventions

First 5 ml distilled water intravenous injection, then 50 mg per kg of weight magnesium sulfate in 100 ml normal saline intravenous infusion in 20 minutes, single dose only.

Sponsors

Akram Zolfaghari Sadrabad
Lead SponsorIndividual

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

patients with renal colic with age of 18-55 years

Exclusion criteria

renal failure, pregnancy, systolic blood pressure under 100mmhg, respiratory rate under 12 per minute, opium addict, heart failure, patients that are under treatment with magnesium sulfate

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026