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MORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE TRIHYDRATE for Cesarean section

Not applicable trial of MORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE TRIHYDRATE for Cesarean section.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Other
Trial Disease
Cesarean section
Trial Stage
Not applicable
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
04-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
19-12-2024

Trial design

Randomised, comparator arm: transversus abdominis plane (tap) block using ropivacaina cloridrato bioindustria l.i.m. 10 mg/ml soluzione iniettabile (ropivacaine hydrochloride; perineural use; product record max total dose 50 mg) combined with catapresan 150 microgrammi/ml soluzione iniettabile (clonidine hydrochloride; perineural use; product record max total dose 150 µg). test arm: morfina cloridrato s.a.l.f. 10 mg/ml soluzione iniettabile (morphine hydrochloride trihydrate; intrathecal). (dose schedules not specified in ctis record.)-controlled Not applicable trial in Italy.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Comparator arm: Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block using ROPIVACAINA CLORIDRATO BIOINDUSTRIA L.I.M. 10 mg/ml soluzione iniettabile (ropivacaine hydrochloride; perineural use; product record max total dose 50 mg) combined with CATAPRESAN 150 microgrammi/ml soluzione iniettabile (clonidine hydrochloride; perineural use; product record max total dose 150 µg). Test arm: Morfina cloridrato S.A.L.F. 10 mg/ml soluzione iniettabile (morphine hydrochloride trihydrate; intrathecal). (Dose schedules not specified in CTIS record.)
Target Sample Size
100
Trial Duration For Participant
1

Eligibility

Recruits 100 Participants are adult women undergoing elective cesarean section (age ≥18). A vulnerable population was not selected in the CTIS record. Informed consent must be provided by the participant who must be able to read and understand the information sheet and sign the consent form. Subject information and ICF documents are provided for adults and for parents of newborns..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Complicated Pregnancy (abnormal placentation, preeclampsia or others)
Vulnerable Population
Participants are adult women undergoing elective cesarean section (age ≥18). A vulnerable population was not selected in the CTIS record. Informed consent must be provided by the participant who must be able to read and understand the information sheet and sign the consent form. Subject information and ICF documents are provided for adults and for parents of newborns.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Planned for elective cesarean section"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Scheduled for spinal anesthesia"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Gestational age > 34 weeks"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Age 18 years or above"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Ability to read and understand the information sheet and to sign and date the consent form"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification >2"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous median abdominal incision"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Emergency or unplanned cesarean section"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m2"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Weight < 50 kg"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Height < 150 cm or ≥ 180 cm"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Complicated Pregnancy (abnormal placentation, preeclampsia or others)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women with opioid use disorder"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication to spinal anesthesia (clotting disorder, local infection, spinal malformation, elevated intracranial pressure)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication to TAP block (skin infection, abdominal wall muscle defects)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Allergy/contraindication to any medication used in the study"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint of this trial is the determination of how many times somatic VAS at rest is 6 or more in the different evaluations at 12 AM, 6 PM, 00 AM (or at 6 PM, 00 AM and 6 AM if the CS is performed after 12 AM) and at 24 hours from the spinal anesthesia","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at rest; primary endpoint counts the number of times VAS ≥ 6 at the specified post‑spinal anesthesia time points (scheduled assessments at 12h, 18h, 24h depending on timing as specified)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
100
Recruitment Window Months
24
Consent Approach
Informed consent is provided by the adult participant; inclusion criterion requires ability to read and understand the information sheet and to sign and date the consent form. Subject information and informed consent form documents exist for adults and for parents of newborns (ICF documents listed). Specific languages or remote consent methods are not specified in the CTIS record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
100

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-05-2026
Processing Time Days
537
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
100

Sites

Site Name
IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Department Name
U.O.S.D. Anestesia e analgesia ostetrica e ginecologica
Principal Investigator Name
Gabriele De Tonetti
Principal Investigator Email
anestesiaostetricia@gaslini.org
Contact Person Name
Gabriele De Tonetti
Number Of Participants
100

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Italy

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Morfina cloridrato S.A.L.F. 10 mg/ml soluzione iniettabile
Active Substance
MORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE TRIHYDRATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL
Route
INTRATHECAL
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
150 µg
Investigational Product Name
ROPIVACAINA CLORIDRATO BIOINDUSTRIA L.I.M. 10 mg/ml soluzione iniettabile
Active Substance
ROPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
PERINEURAL USE
Route
PERINEURAL USE
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
50 mg
Investigational Product Name
CATAPRESAN 150 microgrammi/ml soluzione iniettabile
Active Substance
CLONIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
PERINEURAL USE
Route
PERINEURAL USE
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Maximum Dose
150 µg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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