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Lymphocyte opioid receptors as innovative biomarkers for osteoarthritic chronic pain: study protocol for the assessment and risk management of opioid tailored therapy, before hip surgery, to prevent chronic pain and opioids tolerance/addiction development

An interventional, double-blind randomized parallel-group, phase IV study for the assessment of a tailored Opioid therapy and osteoarthritic chronic pain bioMarkers, to improve Arthoprosthesis patients rehabilitation (OpMarkArt)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN12559751
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-05-23
Start date
2016-12-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-19

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Conditions

Total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis or aseptic necrosis of the femoral head Surgery

Interventions

60 patients undergoing hip surgery will be enrolled in a randomized phase IV study. Patients will be randomised in a double-blind manner into three medication arms administered in common practice. Ran
the 30th day of therapy, coinciding with the moment of surgery (T2)
the day after surgery (T3)
30 days after surgery (T4)
60 days after surgery, in correspondence with the final assessment and follow up (T5). T1 coincides with clinical examination, 15 days after the enrolment, without any blood collection. On the day of
radiographs of the axial pelvis and in anteroposterior, to determine the extent of the degree of arthritis or necrosis
pain assessment will be done using the model inside the Harris Hip Score, by adding evaluations of pain intensity (NRI scale) during orthostatic and clinostat posture. During the surgery, a bone mar

Sponsors

ISAL Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who started opioid analgesics category and will undergo total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis or aseptic necrosis of the femoral head 2. Patients who started NonSteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and will undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis or aseptic necrosis of the femoral head 3. Males and female adults (from 18 years old)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unstable neurological pathologies 2. Uncompensated diabetes 3. Previous abdominal surgery with dynamic ileum risk 4. Viral infective pathologies 5. Patients unable to fill the informed consent form 6. Patients needing post-surgery mechanical ventilation 7. Patients attending a secondary surgery 8. Retreated patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Expression and functional characteristics of opioid receptors on the lymphocyte surface, measured using peripheral blood analysis (Immunophenotype analysis, Q-PCR, western blotting, ELISA) at T0, T2, T3, T4 and T5 2. Bone marrow morphological and morphometric evaluation, using bone marrow biopsy, hematoxylin/eosin staining protocol and cellular immune-phenotypic typization at T2

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Hip movement, stability, strength, presence of any deformities, joint and functional limitations, evaluated using the Harris Hip Score at T0, T1, T2, T4, T5 2. Degree of arthritis/necrosis, measured using axial and anteroposterior pelvic radiographs at T0 3. Pain intensity, measured using the NRI scale at T0, T1,T2, T3, T4, T5 4. Electrocardiogram, oxygen saturation, invasive and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring at T2 5. Side effects evaluation (tolerance or addiction) at T2, T4, T5

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026