Skip to content

Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of oxycodone PCIA in patients with postherpetic neuralgia complicated with breakthrough pain: a randomized controlled trial

Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of oxycodone PCIA in patients with postherpetic neuralgia complicated with breakthrough pain: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2200065358
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-11-03
Start date
2022-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-15

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

Conditions

postherpetic neuralgia

Interventions

PM group:Morphine patient-controlled analgesia (single injection dose 0.10 mg/kg, lock-in time 4 hours)
PO group:Oxycodone patient-controlled analgesia (single injection dose 0.07 mg/kg, lock-in time 4 hours)

Sponsors

Department of Pain, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-90 years; 2. PHN patients with breakthrough pain (number of outbreaks >= 3 times/day, NRS score at the time of outbreak >= 7); 3. Patients ASA classification I-III; 4. Body mass index 18-27.9 kg/m2; 5. Able to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with allergic to morphine or oxycodone; 2. Patients with tumors causing immune deficiency and coexisting postherpetic neuralgia; 3. Patients with obvious decline in cognitive function; 4. Patients with serious physical diseases, including those with high-risk hypertension, respiratory failure, severe liver and kidney insufficiency, and severe cardiac insufficiency, etc.; 5. Pregnant women or nursing mothers; 6. Patients who are unwilling to receive PCIA treatment; 7. Other circumstances that the investigator judges unsuitable to participate in the clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
number and duration of breakthrough pain episodes;the dosage of analgesic drugs and the number of rescue analgesia;the NRS score and efficiency before and after medication;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of adverse reactions;length of hospital stay;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDong Yang

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

dongyang118@sina.com+86 13871230491

Outcome results

None listed

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