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Intravenous Oliceridine and Opioid-related Complications

Intravenous Oliceridine and Opioid-related Complications: VOLITION: A Multicenter Pilot Cohort Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04979247
Enrollment
204
Registered
2021-07-28
Start date
2021-09-15
Completion date
2024-01-10
Last updated
2026-05-14

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Conditions

Major Surgery

Brief summary

The investigator will evaluate the side effects of oliceridine.

Detailed description

The investigator will evaluate the side effects of oliceridine. Limited information suggests that oliceridine may cause fewer side effects than the standard opioids given post surgery. Oliceridine is effective for treating acute pain, and is approved by the FDA. Patients will wear a device that continuously monitors breathing. Data from this monitor will be blinded to the clinical staff. Primary Aims include: The investigators will evaluate the proportion of patients having an adjudicated meaningful respiratory compromise with a specified precision of 0.15 using a 95% confidence interval at 24 hours post first study dose.

Interventions

Near the end of surgery, patients will be given ≤1.5 mg of oliceridine as a bolus. Postoperatively, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) will be started with no background infusion, demand doses of 0.35 mg, with a 6 minute lock-out. Additional boluses (≤1 mg) of oliceridine will be given as deemed necessary (based on NRS score and clinical assessment of the patient) as soon as 15 minutes after the initial 1.5 mg loading dose. In addition to supplemental 1 mg bolus doses, the PCA demand dose can be increased to a maximum of 0.5 mg oliceridine.

Sponsors

The Cleveland Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* ≥18 years old * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1-4 * Scheduled for major noncardiac surgery expected to last at least 2 hours * Expected to remain hospitalized at least two postoperative nights * Scheduled for general endotracheal, spinal anesthesia, or the combination * Expected to require substantial opioid analgesia, defined as ≥20 mg morphine equivalents * Expected to have patient-controlled intravenous analgesia.

Exclusion criteria

* Are demented or otherwise cannot provide valid consent * Have contraindications to oliceridine * Used legal or illegal opioids chronically, defined as \>15 mg morphine equivalents for \>15 days during the month before consenting by history * Have language, vision, or hearing impairments that may compromise continuous ventilation monitoring * Have planned epidural anesthesia/analgesia * Planned spinal morphine administration * Are designated Do Not Resuscitate, hospice, or receiving end of life therapy * Are expected to require postoperative mechanical ventilation or ICU admission * Are expected to receive intrathecal opioids * Are expected to receive gabapentin, pregabalin or other analgesic adjuvants * Use oxygen at home * Are unwilling or unable to comply fully with study procedures (including not tolerating the capnography cannula) * Are known to be pregnant or breastfeeding * Use CPAP at home * Have previously participated in the trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinically Meaningful Respiratory Compromise Events48 hours post first study dose.Occurrence of clinically meaningful respiratory compromise events i.e. SpO2 ≤ 85 % for ≥3 min, etPCO2 ≤ 15 mmHg; ≥ 3 min, RR ≤ 5 bpm for ≥3 min, Apnea Event \>30 s

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORDaniel I Sessler, MD

The Cleveland Clinic

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
203 Participants
Post operative Pain Management
Received Oliceridine only post operatively
124 Participants
Post operative Pain Management
Received Oliceridine with another opioid post operatively
79 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
203 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
97 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
106 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 203
other
Total, other adverse events
45 / 203
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 203

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 15, 2026