Finding the sweet spot: safer morphine dosing for hip surgery pain
NCT ID NCT06878014
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares different doses of morphine given with spinal anesthesia during total hip replacement. The goal is to find a dose that provides good pain relief for up to 24 hours while minimizing side effects like breathing problems, nausea, and itching. About 120 adults undergoing hip replacement will take part, and their pain levels and side effects will be tracked for 48 hours after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- morphine (given into the spinal fluid)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the safest and most effective dose of spinal morphine for hip replacement pain, reducing serious side effects like breathing trouble.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (120 people) focused on dosing, not a new treatment. Results may not apply to all patients, and morphine still carries risks like nausea, itching, and rare breathing depression.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent to participate in trial * Qualification for total hip replacement surgery * ASA physical status I-III * BMI 19-30 * Lack of contraindications for drugs and interventions used in trial Exclusion Criteria: * Incapability to provide informed consent * Contraindications for spinal anesthesia * Preoperative chronic pain * Chronic use of analgesics * Obesity (BMI\>30) * Allergies and other contraindications for drugs used in trial * Mental or physical incapability to operate PCA syringe pump
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 im. prof. Tadeusza Sokołowskiego PUM w Szczecinie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSzczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, 70-204, Poland
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Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 5 im. św. Barbary
RECRUITINGSosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-214, Poland
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Zespół Opieki Zdrowotnej w Końskich
RECRUITINGGmina Końskie, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, 26-200, Poland
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