Spinal morphine under the microscope: new study aims to reduce side effects
NCT ID NCT07238179
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at the medical records of 600 adults who received a single shot of morphine into the spine before surgery. The goal is to understand how often side effects like breathing problems, itching, and nausea happen. By learning more, doctors hope to make pain management safer and more comfortable for future patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
Who is studied
Any patient receiving intrathecal morphine and combined with general anesthesia.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients undergoing surgery and receiving general anaesthesia with preoperative administration of a single shot of ITM. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are less than 18 years old.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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