None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Cancer patient, age of 19 or more 2. Life expectancy more than a month 3. Admitted patient 4. Failure of appropriate pain control by oral or transdermal opioids 5. Average daily pain score (numerical rating scale; NRS) 4 or more of previous 3 days 6. Painkiller equivalent to intravenous morphine of 10-200mg/day for previous 24 hours 7. Voluntarily participated patients with informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindication for studied drug(morphine sulfate) intravenous infusion (had hypersensitivity, persistent asthma attack, severe respiratory distress to opioid drug) 2. Patients with uncontrolled psychiatric disease 3. Patients who can't read the informed consent form(Illiterates, foreigners) 4. Patients with cognitive impairment evaluated by Korean Mini-Mental State Examination(K-MMSE)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference of average times of patient having breakthrough pain(NRS of more 4 or more) between two groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analgesic effect;Psychological effect;safety | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital