Comparing two pain medicines for teens after scoliosis surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study compares two different pain medicines (morphine and ketamine) given after scoliosis corrective surgery in teenagers. It aims to see which one works better for controlling pain.
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Who can take part
- You are 10 years old or older.
- You have idiopathic scoliosis (curved spine with no known cause) and are scheduled for a specific type of back surgery called posterior spinal fusion.
- You are generally healthy (classified as ASA I or II by your anesthesiologist).
- You are not allergic to morphine or ketamine pain medicines.
- You do not have serious liver, kidney, heart, lung, or brain conditions, and you are not on certain other medicines (like MAO inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants).
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