| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN36538293 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 12/09/2003 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0054119937 |
| Public title | Which method of pain relief is most effective for chest drain removal in postoperative cardiac patients? |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Signs and Symptoms: Pain |
| Study hypothesis | Which of the currently available methods (entonox, intravenous morphine, subcutaneous bupivacaine) used for the control of analgesia during chest drain removal is most effective? |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 66 Patients receiving chest drain removal following major cardiac surgery. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 15/07/2002 |
| Anticipated end date | 15/07/2003 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 66 |
| Interventions | Prospective randomised controlled study. Patients randomised to 50% entonox, 100 mcg/kg morphine and 0.5% bupivacaine. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Pain scores after chest drain removal assessed by the short form McGill questionnaire. Effect of anaesthetic agent on length of intensive care unit stay. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | The Cardiothoracic Centre Liverpool NHS Trust |
| Sponsor name | Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7307 2623 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
| Contact name | Dr M Akrofi |
| Contact details | Department of Anaesthesia
The Cardiothoracic Centre
Liverpool NHS Trust
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
United Kingdom
L14 3PE |
| Contact telephone | +44 0151 228 1616 |
| Contact fax | +44 0151 228 8573 |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN36538293 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
