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NCT00880607 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

Intrathecal Morphine Versus Epidural Extended Release Morphine for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
84
Enrollment target

NCT00880607: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver.

NCT00880607 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by University of Colorado, Denver. The registered enrollment target is 84 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (84% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00880607, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
84 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study plans to learn more about preventing pain in children who are having posterior spinal fusion surgery using two different kinds of morphine (a pain medicine). Also, this study plans to learn about individual differences in the how the different kinds of morphine work in children. Subjects are being asked to be in this research study because they are having spinal fusion surgery, will have pain some of the time and will be getting morphine during and after surgery to help control their pain.

Primary Outcome

Total IV morphine consumption during the first 0- 48 hours after surgery.Postoperative pain was treated with morphine PCA, ketorolac, oral oxycodone, and acetaminophen.

Interventions

  • DRUG Intrathecal morphine
  • DRUG Extended Release Epidural Morphine

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 84 participants
Start Date 2008-12
Est. Completion 2012-09
Phase Phase 4
University of Colorado, Denver

1,283 total trials

What the finished NCT00880607 record still lists

NCT00880607 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 84 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (84% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Intrathecal morphine is the first listed.

NCT00880607 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00880607 about?

NCT00880607 is a clinical study titled "Intrathecal Morphine Versus Epidural Extended Release Morphine for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion". This study plans to learn more about preventing pain in children who are having posterior spinal fusion surgery using two different kinds of morphine (a pain medicine). Also, this study plans to learn about individual differences in the how the different kinds of morphine work in children. Subjects...

What is the current status of trial NCT00880607?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 84 participants. The study started on 2008-12. Estimated completion is 2012-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00880607?

The interventions under investigation include: Intrathecal morphine (DRUG), Extended Release Epidural Morphine (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00880607?

This trial is sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver, which has 1,283 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00880607's enrollment target sits among peer trials

84 929th of 2000 higher than 1,064 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00880607, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00880607 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.