Phase 4 study

Recruiting Phase 4

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Sponsor Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Registry number NCT06186141
Started 13 March 2024 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 December 2027

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne VIC Recruiting

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Who can join

Age 6 Years to 18 Years
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 690

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Postoperative patients who are appropriate for a PCA including those aged 6 and above and up to age 18 years.

* Those deemed appropriate for either morphine or oxycodone by their treating anaesthetist.

* American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) score 1-3 inclusive

* Those whose parents or legal guardians have provided informed consent on the patient's behalf.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any patients with an allergy, hypersensitivity, or contraindication to morphine or oxycodone.

* Patients in the age group with significant intellectual disability or physical incapacity rendering them incapable of using the PCA device

* ASA score 4 or above

* Inability or unwillingness of parent or legal guardian to provide informed consent for the study.

Dates on the record

Started 13 March 2024
Estimated completion 1 December 2027
Registry last updated 21 July 2026
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 21 July 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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Letter for your doctor

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