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Perioperative Duloxetine and Etoricoxib improve postoperative pain

Perioperative Duloxetine and Etoricoxib to improve postoperative pain after lumbar laminectomy: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN48329522
Enrollment
131
Registered
2017-06-19
Start date
2015-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-12-07

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

Conditions

Postoperative pain after laminectomy surguries Surgery Postoperative pain after laminectomy surguries

Interventions

Patients admitted to the hospital are randomised using computer-generated random numbers with closed-sealed envelopes into one of the four groups of 30 patients. Group 1: Participants

Sponsors

Al-Minia University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with an ASA physical status of I, II and III scheduled for single level lumbar spinal disc prolapsed surgery 2. Can provide written informed consent 3. Aged between 18 and older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of allergic reaction to any of the study drugs 2. History of drug or alcohol abuse 3. Abnormal renal or liver function tests. 4. Patients using antidepressants who did not stop taking them two weeks before surgery 5. Patients with previous cervical surgeries, psychiatric disorders and patients receiving opioid analgesic medications within 24 hours preoperatively

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain is measured using pain assessment measures and questions 30 minutes after the end of anesthesia and two, four, six, 12, 24 and 48 hours post-operatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. The time to first rescue analgesic is routinely 24h and 48h postoperatively 2. Total morphine consumption is measured by calculating the doses at 24 and 48 hours post-operatively 3. Side effects, including headache, rash, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and drowsiness are recorded. The severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is graded on a four-point ordinal scale 4. Patient satisfaction is measured using a numerical rating scale (NRS) at 24 hours post-operatively

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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