Comparing pain relief methods after heart bypass surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares different ways to manage pain after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), which is heart bypass surgery. The goal is to find which approach works best and is safest for patients in the early recovery period.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You are scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18.5 and 35 kg/m².
- You have no active infections and are not taking long-term pain medications that could affect the study.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you have no severe liver or kidney problems.
- You are not allergic to morphine or the study pain drug, tafalgin.
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