Inflammatory Responses to Acute and Chronic Opioid Exposure in Humans

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT01749826

Age - 18 Years-60 Years Gender - ALL Accepting Healthy Volunteers - yes

Purpose

We aim to examine the extent to which inflammation is affected by acute and chronic opioid exposure.

Official Title

Inflammatory Responses to Acute and Chronic Opioid Exposure in Humans

Stanford Investigator(s)

Lawrence Chu, MD, MS
Lawrence Chu, MD, MS

Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (MSD)

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-60 years old
* Healthy volunteer
* Not allergic to remifentanil

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients younger than 18 or older than 70
* Patients unwilling or unable to follow study instructions
* Patients who don't speak English
* Patients who are taking prescription opioid medications (e.g. vicodin, percocet) or are unwilling to refrain from taking anti-inflammatory medications such as Advil or Naproxen during 2 weeks prior to and during the 1 month study

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Intervention(s):

drug: Morphine Sulfate

drug: Morphine Sulfate

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

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Stanford, CA 94305

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