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Intrathecal Hydromorphone for Postoperative Pain of Anorectal Surgery

Intrathecal Hydromorphone for Postoperative Pain of Anorectal Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel, Placebo-controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05579223
Acronym
IMPAS
Enrollment
150
Registered
2022-10-13
Start date
2022-10-17
Completion date
2024-01-27
Last updated
2024-01-30

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Conditions

Acute Pain, Analgesia, Anorectal Disorder, Post Operative Pain

Keywords

hydromorphone, intrathecal opioid, post operative pain, anorectal surgery, placebo

Brief summary

Anorectal problems, such as hemorrhoids, fistula, fissures, Etc., often require surgical treatment. Patients often have postoperative pain after these surgeries, which increases discomfort and hospital length of stay. The efficacy of oral non-opioids in the treatment of such pain is poor. Hydromorphone is an opioid analgesic commonly used orally or intravenously for postoperative pain management. We designed this trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of intrathecal (delivery directly to the spinal cord during spinal anesthesia) single dose hydromorphone versus intrathecal placebo in treating postoperative pain among human subjects after anorectal surgery, but also the recovery of postoperative motor capacity in these human subjects.

Interventions

DRUGIntrathecal Hydromorphone Mono Injection

Experimental Drug: Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection. Administration: subarachnoid space mono bolus inject, + 5% glucose injection diluted to 75 μg:1.5ml, Speed ≤ 0.5 ml/s

DRUGIntrathecal Placebo Mono Injection

Placebo: 5% glucose injection. Administration: subarachnoid space mono bolus inject, 1.5ml, Speed ≤ 0.5 ml/s

Sponsors

Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 1\. Clinical Diagnosis of anorectal disease, ready to undergo elective surgery * 2\. American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) physical status I-II * 3\. Desire to have a spinal anesthesia * 4\. Must be able to follow the medication dose and visit schedule

Exclusion criteria

* 1\. Any contraindications to spinal anesthesia and intrathecal analgesia. * 2\. Complex co-morbidities, including 1. Severe infection, 2. Respiratory insufficiency, 3. History of psychiatric or neurological disorders and other cognitive impairments * 3\. Chronic pain syndrome or current opioid use \>10mg oral morphine equivalents/day * 4\. Allergy or intolerance to hydromorphone, NSAIDs and Cox-2 selective Inhibitor * 5\. Clinical diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS) * 6\. History of drug abuse * 7\. Women who are breastfeeding or pregnant * 8\. Participation in other clinical trials within three months * 9\. Already participated in this study once * 10\. Not considered suitable for the clinical trial by the investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Numerical Rating Scale Pain Scores (NRS score for pain)Time of spinal injection finished will be noted as time: 0. NRS, with movement 12 hours, will be collected by patient interview at 12 hours after spinal administration.NRS for pain (0-10) with movement 12 hours after spinal administration

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Highest pain NRS (0-10) in previous 12 hoursAt 12 hours after spinal administration.NRS score for pain (0-10) with movement or at rest and the time.
Severity and incidence of any opioid-related complication at each time pointAll data will be collected by patient interview at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hours after spinal administration.Including: nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, itching, dry mouth, dizziness, numbness, depression, anxiety, fever, skin rash, urinary retention, Etc.
NRS score at rest/with movementTime of spinal injection finished will be noted as time: 0. NRS, with movement or at rest, will be collected by patient interview at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hours after spinal administration.NRS score for pain (0-10) with movement, and at rest.
Recovery of lower extremity strength.Data will be collected by patient interview at 12 hours after spinal administration.Time required to the recovery of casual movement of the lower extremities
Quality of Recovery Scale (QoR)At 12, 24 and 36 hours post spinal administration.40-item quality of recovery score, QoR-40
Total non-opioid analgesic consumptionAll data will be collected by patient interview at 12, 24 and 36 hours after spinal administration.Total non-opioid analgesic consumption at 12, 24 and 36 hours after spinal administration, mainly intravenous parecoxib/ketorolac/flurbiprofen injection dosage.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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