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A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intravenous Ibuprofen 400 and 800 mg Every 6 Hours in the Management of Postoperative Pain.

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intravenous Ibuprofen 400 and 800 mg Every 6 Hours in the Management of Postoperative Pain.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04429282
Enrollment
396
Registered
2020-06-12
Start date
2020-06-10
Completion date
2020-06-10
Last updated
2020-06-19

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Conditions

Analgesic, Ibuprofen, Injectable, Intravenous, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug, Pain

Brief summary

This study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenously administered ibuprofen 400mg and 800 mg q6h for the management of moderate to severe postoperative pain in Chinese population.

Detailed description

This randomized, parallel, double-blind, placebo controlled multi-center clinical study was conducted in 396 patients scheduled to undergo elective general anesthesia laparotomy or orthopedic surgery. Patients were randomly divided into three groups in radio 1:1:1 received respectively IV placebo, ibuprofen 400 mg or ibuprofen 800 mg. The first dose of study drugs was administered intravenously at the time of wound closure and then every 6 hours within 48 hours after the operation. At the end of surgical suture, 5mg morphine was injected intravenously, and then the patient-controlled intravenous analgesia pump was connected. Efficacy was assessed by morphine dosage during the first 24 hours, pain intensity score, and area under the pain-time curve after surgery. Safety was assessed by the incidence of adverse events.

Interventions

DRUGibuprofen

Patients were randomly divided into three groups in radio 1:1:1 received respectively IV placebo, ibuprofen 400 mg or ibuprofen 800 mg. The first dose of study drugs was administered intravenously at the time of wound closure and then every 6 hours within 48 hours after the operation.

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo

Sponsors

Yi Feng, MD
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Enrollment was open to patients undergoing scheduled abdominal surgery (intestinal or lower abdomen) or orthopedic surgery (such as knee arthroplasty or shoulder joint reconstruction) under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation and were expected to require patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) pump for more than 24h for moderate to severe pain after surgery.

Exclusion criteria

* Those who can not understand the NRS score and cooperate with the evaluation; those who had head trauma or complicated with organic lesions of the central nervous system within 4 weeks before operation; those who developed coagulation dysfunction or took anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs; those with a history of severe cardio-cerebrovascular disease, heart failure; those with liver and kidney dysfunction, severe endocrine system diseases, mental illness; those with a history of peptic ulcer or bleeding; those who did not control grade 2 or above hypertension or were still taking two or more of antihypertensive drugs such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin converting enzyme antagonists (ARB) and diuretics at admission; Increased toxicity due to the interaction of methotrexate, lithium preparations, etc. with the test drug; use of NSAIDs or analgesic muscle relaxants within 24 hours before operation, narcotic dependence or tolerance; allergy to ibuprofen or other NSAIDs; pregnant or lactating women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
the amount of morphine administeredduring the first 24 hoursafter surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain intensity (PI)at 0 hour,1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours, 30 hours, 36 hours, 42 hours and 48 hours immediately after the first administration.the PI was evaluated using patient self-reporting with numerical rating scales (NRS) (0= no pain to 10= intense pain)
The area under the PI-time curve (AUC)across 3 time periods (1-24 hours, 6-24 hours, 12-24 hours)at rest and with movement
Total frequency and effective frequency of PCAwithin 24 hoursafter surgery
Treatment failure ratewithin 24 hours after the operationthe rate of using other non-morphine drugs to remedy analgesia
Patients' evaluation of the study drugafter 48 hours of medicationexcellent=5, very good=4, good=3, general=2, bad=1

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactYi Feng, MD
yifeng65@sina.com08601088325590

Outcome results

None listed

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