Breathing in pain relief: new study tests inhaled morphine for emergency room patients

NCT ID NCT03257319

First seen Feb 06, 2026 · Last updated May 06, 2026 · Updated 13 times

Summary

This study tested whether breathing in morphine works as well as getting it through an IV for treating severe pain in the emergency department. 226 adults with intense pain were randomly assigned to receive either inhaled morphine plus a placebo IV, or IV morphine plus a placebo inhaler. The goal was to see how many patients achieved adequate pain relief within one hour.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AP-HP

    Bobigny, France

  • CH Agen-Nérac

    Agen, France

  • CH Eure Seine Hôpital d'Evreux

    Évreux, France

  • CH Le Mans

    Le Mans, France

  • CHI Robert Ballanger

    Aulnay-sous-Bois, France

  • CHRU de Lille

    Lille, France

  • CHU Gabriel Montpied

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

  • CHU Grenoble

    Grenoble, France

  • CHU Hôpitaux BORDEAUX

    Bordeaux, France

  • CHU Nice

    Nice, France

  • CHU de Caen

    Caen, France

  • CHU-Hôpitaux de Rouen

    Rouen, 76031, France

  • Chu Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, France

  • GH Le Havre

    Le Havre, France

  • Hopital COCHIN

    Paris, France

  • Hospices civils de Lyon

    Lyon, France

  • Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard

    Saint-Ouen, France

  • Hôpital Lariboisière

    Paris, France

  • La Pitié Salpétrière

    Paris, France

  • chu de Toulouse

    Toulouse, France

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