The effect of diclofenac on pain relief after inguinal hernia surgery.

A clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of diclofenac in pain relief after inguinal hernia surgery with a non-treated group

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180708040378N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-28

Start date

2018-09-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-09-11

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Conditions

Inguinal hernia. Inguinal hernia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: This group receives diclofenac sustained-released 100 mg tablets with breakfast before surgery, the pain level will be measured based on visual analogue scale for p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not receiving any analgesics before surgery not having allergy to diclofenac

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Surgery duration of more than one hour history of hepatic and renal diseases addiction or alcoholism or continuous use of any type of drug gastrointestinal disorders the use of analgesic drugs 24 hours before surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain level. Timepoint: 1, 6 and 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The number of requests for morphine. Timepoint: The first 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBehnoush Bahadoripour

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

bahadoripb901@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3840 0000

Outcome results

None listed

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