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Comparison of the effect of Methadone and Morphine on postoperative pain following surgery in opium addicted patients

Comparison of the effect of Methadone and Morphine on postoperative pain scale following thoracic surgery in opium addicted patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013010912074N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2013-02-18
Start date
2012-10-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Opium Addiction. Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention: Methadone (each ampoule contains 10mg Methadone made by Daroopakhsh) with dosage of 0.1mg/kg injecting IV 30 minutes before induction of anesthesia. Intervention 2: contr
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention: Methadone (each ampoule contains 10mg Methadone made by Daroopakhsh) with dosage of 0.1mg/kg injecting IV 30 minutes before induction of anesthesia.
control: Morphine (each ampoule contains 10mg Morphine made by Daroopakhsh) with dosage of 0.1mg/kg injecting IV 30 minutes before induction of anesthesia.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are: American Association of Anesthesiologists’ (ASA) classification of I or II; age 20 -65; having thoracic surgery (thoracotomy or incision’s extent of 10cm, without removal of rib and duration of 3 hours or less); more than 12 months history of opium addiction (inhalation form) as described by DSM-IV codes and after obtaining informed consent. Exclusion criteria are: ASA classification of 3-6 (severe systemic disorders such as Chronic Renal Failure and Chronic Heart Failure); non addicted patients; less than 12 months duration of addiction; addiction to drugs other than opium; consuming less than or more than 390mg of opium per day.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of pain. Timepoint: at first, third, 6th, 12th and 24th hour of post operation time. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMarziyeh Khosravi

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

javadkordi@yahoo.com+98 34 1223 5011

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026