Epidural Hydromorphone Compared With Hydromorphone Infusion in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Pain, Prostate Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Giving hydromorphone in different ways may relieve the pain associated with cancer surgery. PURPOSE: Randomized double-blinded phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of epidural hydromorphone with hydromorphone infusion in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00003115
Run by
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
People needed
40
Starts
1996-06-01
Expected to finish
2004-02-01
Last updated by the study team
2011-02-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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