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Analgesic Effectiveness of Nefopam in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Analgesic Effectiveness of Nefopam in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03955705
Enrollment
50
Registered
2019-05-20
Start date
2019-05-15
Completion date
2021-05-31
Last updated
2020-09-04

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

Conditions

Cervical Spine Degeneration

Brief summary

Nefopam is a benzoxazocine derivative which is non-opioid and non NSAIDs. The previous studies showed that nefopam can inhibit reuptake of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. It has no respiratory depression so may be useful in potential airway compromized surgery like anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). This study aims to study the analgesic properties of nefopam after ACDF.

Detailed description

The investigators enroll 50 patient who admitted for ACDF. Standard general anesthesia will be performed in all of the patients. Then, an hour before finishing operation, the patients will be divided into two groups. The first group will receive Nefopam 20 mg infuse for 60 min. The another group or group NSS will receive the same amount of 0.9% sodium chloride. The recorded data include patient demographic data, intraoperative blood loss, hemodynamics and pre and postoperative pain scores and Thai version of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI-T score).

Interventions

Nefopam is a benzoxazocine derivative which is non-opioid and non NSAIDs. The previous studies showed that nefopam can inhibit reuptake of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine.

DRUGNormal saline

0.9% Sodium chloride (normal saline or NSS)

Sponsors

Mahidol University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with cervical spondylosis or cervical spondylotic myelopathy undergoing elective anterior cervical spine surgery such as ACDF or anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I-III * Age 18-75 years old * Body weight \> 50 kg, BMI \< 30 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

* Convulsion or seizure * Myocardial ischemia or infarction * Risk of urinary retention from urethral disease or prostate disease * Angle closure glaucoma * Patients on monoamine oxidase inhibitor * Psychiatric patients * Pregnant or lactated woman * Creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min * Allergic to nefopam * Patients on pregabaline or gabapentin * Poorly controlled hypertension * Cannot understand or do the questionnaire of Thai version of Neuropathic pain symptom inventory (NPSI-T) score

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Total morphine consumption24 hoursIntravenous morphine was given to all by patient controlled analgesia (PCA) machine. The higher morphine consumption reflects higher postoperative pain.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The change in Thai version of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI-T score)30 daysChanges in NPSI-T (minimum 0- maximum 100) period by recording NPSI-T at preoperative period, compared with postoperative day 1, 3, 15,30. The total score is 100, the higher scores reflect higher neuropathic pain
The change in pain scores72 hoursChanges in pain scores (minimum 0- maximum 10) at different time point 0 (upon arrival to recovery room), postoperative at 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 72 hours. The higher scores reflect higher pain.

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026