Clinical Study of Depodur Efficacy in Decreasing Post Operative Pain After Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OP-CABG)
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Post-Surgical Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 5/5/2014 |
| Contact: | Josef Mueksch, MD |
| Email: | Josef.Mueksch@DrexelMed.edu |
| Phone: | 215-762-7972 |
The purpose of this study is to determine whether epidural Depodur alleviates the pain of
OP-CABG surgery. This includes pain associated with sternotomy, retraction, dissection and
other tissue insults, as well as the induced inflammatory system and effects from prolonged
ventilation in the ICU setting.
OP-CABG surgery. This includes pain associated with sternotomy, retraction, dissection and
other tissue insults, as well as the induced inflammatory system and effects from prolonged
ventilation in the ICU setting.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or Female, 18-99 years old
- All patients who will have surgery for OP-CABG
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant females
- Patients with allergy to morphine
- Patients nursing an infant
- Patients with migraine headaches
- Patients taking Coumadin within 7 days or demonstrating INR > 13
- Patients taking Heparin unless documented normal partial thromboplastin time
- Patients taking Clopidogrel in previous 7 days
- Patients taking Ticlopidine in previous 14 days
- Patients taking Aspirin in previous 48 hours
- Patients receiving low molecular weight heparin therapy within 24 hours previous
- Patients with Narcolepsy and/or sleep apnea
- Patients on chronic opioid therapy
- Patients participating in another study
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