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Comparison between two pain killers -Butorphanol versus Tramadol given through a cannula in the veins (medication for pain) in patients operated for breast cancer, in the immediate post surgery period.

Intravenous butorphanol versus intravenous tramadol in patients operated for breast cancer- a randomized control trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/08/020581
Enrollment
90
Registered
2019-08-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C50- Malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Intervention1: Intravenous Butorphanol: Butorphanol, an agonist-antagonist opioid has been used in perioperative pain management. Available literature shows that butorphanol causes effective pain reli

Sponsors

Tata memorial hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Age greater than 18 years and less than 65 years. 2)ASA status I and II 3)Elective unilateral breast surgeries [simple mastectomy with axillary clearance (SMAC),Modified radical mastectomy (MRM), breast conserving therapy (BCT) and oncoplasty]

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients taking opioids on a regular basis/ opioid abuser. 2. Patients allergic to any of the following drugs- tramadol, butorphanol, paracetamol, diclofenac. 3. Patients on anti-epileptics, anti-depressants, anti-psychotics, and warfarin. 4. Patient complaining of nausea/vomiting prior to surgery. (PONV score 1 or more) 5. History of motion sickness/ vertigo/ Inner ear disease 6. BMI > 30 or Weight 7. Patient or patientâ??s relatives unable to understand the language employed for counselling 8. Non-consenting patient. 9. pregnant/nursing mothers. Immediate post-operative exclusion criteria a)Patients having severe pain [numerical rating scale (NRS) >7] in the immediate post-operative period in recovery room (RR) and requiring immediate dose of fentanyl and patients having no pain[numerical rating scale - 0]. b)Patients with vomiting post extubation or in the recovery before administration of the study drug. c)Intra operative complications which might warrant the patient to remain intubated in the immediate post-operative period.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the incidence of PONV in patients operated for breast surgery receiving either Butorphanol or Tramadol in the immediate post-operative periodTimepoint: 1 , 1.5, 2, 4 to 6 and 12 to 20 hours after giving butorphanol or tramadol

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)to compare analgesic efficacy of butorphanol and tramadol with respect to reduction in pain scores and time to first rescue analgesic. 2) to compare incidence of other adverse effects including number of episodes of vomiting, sedation, respiratory depression, psychomimetic effects. Timepoint: 1 , 1.5, 2, 4 to 6 and 12 to 20 hours after giving butorphanol or tramadol

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Girish Kanna

Tata Memorial Hospital

girish.nandan@gmail.com9789980244

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026