Comparison of Meperidine and Fentanyl on Pain Scale and QOL in Brachytherapy

Summary

Purpose: To compare the pain level and quality of life of the two sedation regimens consisting of diazepam in combination with meperidine or fentanyl. Materials and methods: A total of 40 patients (160 sessions of brachytherapy), unselected brachytherapy out patients at Chulabhorn Hospital, Thailand were enrolled with informed consent and randomized to receive meperidine or fentanyl. Data of perceived pain (according to standard 10-cm visual analog scales \[VAS\]), and perceived Quality of life (EQ-5D) were collected. Patients and all brachytherapy staffs directly involved with the procedure were blinded about the drug used.

Timeline

Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

2014-03

Publications

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• Background Patel NC, Heckman MG, Palmer WC, Cangemi D, DeVault KR. A comparison of patient satisfaction with sedation between fentanyl/midazolam and meperidine/midazolam in patients undergoing endoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 May;109(5):772-4. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.31. No abstract available.
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• Background Smith MD, Todd JG, Symonds RP. Analgesia for pelvic brachytherapy. Br J Anaesth. 2002 Feb;88(2):270-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/88.2.270.
• Background Soysal S, Karcioglu O, Demircan A, Topacoglu H, Serinken M, Ozucelik N, Tirpan K, Gunerli A. Comparison of meperidine plus midazolam and fentanyl plus midazolam in procedural sedation: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Adv Ther. 2004 Sep-Oct;21(5):312-21. doi: 10.1007/BF02850035.
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• Thanthong S, Rojthamarat S, Worasawate W, Vichitvejpaisal P, Nantajit D, Ieumwananontachai N. Comparison of efficacy of meperidine and fentanyl in terms of pain management and quality of life in patients with cervical cancer receiving intracavitary brachytherapy: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Aug;25(8):2531-2537. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3662-3. Epub 2017 Mar 18.

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