The Optimization of Procedural Pain Control in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of morphine 2,5 mg or morphine 7,5 mg iv during a painful and unavoidable intervention in critically ill patients.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: St. Antonius Hospital
• Collaborator: Erasmus Medical Center
• Treatments: Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients admitted to the ICU of the St. Antonius hospital, between 18-85 years old en weighing between 45-140 kg.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy/ breastfeeding

• Language barrier

• Known morphine iv allergy

• Comatose patients (cooled)

• Patients who are suspected to be brain-dead

• Unintubated patients on the verge of intubation due to respiratory insufficiency