NCT03275207

Brief Summary

Chronic postoperative pain (CPSP) is common symptom in patients after surgery, seriously affected the quality of life. Accumulating evidences have demonstrated dexmedetomidine can improve chronic pain. However, the prevention of dexmedetomidine on CPSP remain uncertain.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2018

Shorter than P25 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 23, 2017

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 7, 2017

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2018

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

December 5, 2017

Status Verified

December 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

August 23, 2017

Last Update Submit

December 3, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

Chronic painCPSPDexmedetomidineSurgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • the pain intensity measure

    Self reported pain intensity in rest and activity will be recorded at day 1 before sugery, month 3, month 6, month 12 after sugery. The intensity of pain was measured by numeric rating scale (0=no pain, 10=worst possible pain)

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • anxiety

    12 months

  • depression

    12 months

  • sleep disturbance

    12 months

Study Arms (2)

control group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

an equal volume of saline

Drug: saline

dexmedetomidine

EXPERIMENTAL

dexmedetomidine, 0.5ug/kg/h by intravenous infusion, intraoperative

Drug: dexmedetomidine

Interventions

salineDRUG

an equal volume of saline

control group

dexmedetomidine, 0.5ug/kg/h by intravenous infusion, intraoperative

dexmedetomidine

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must have been 18 to 65 yr old, and been scheduled for breast or thoracic surgery.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with limitations of self-expression or visual dysfunction or having emergency surgery, a severe psychiatric illness, or chronic pain problems in the chest area for longer than 2 months before the surgery,or patients who could not provide informed consent were excluded.
  • Pregnant women and prisoners were also excluded.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Zhongda Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain, PostoperativeChronic Pain

Interventions

Sodium ChlorideDexmedetomidine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Postoperative ComplicationsPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsPainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ChloridesHydrochloric AcidChlorine CompoundsInorganic ChemicalsSodium CompoundsImidazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Yang Jian-jun, PhD

    Zhongda Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Yang Jian-jun, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: paitents undergoing breast or thoracic surgery
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
director, department of anesthesiology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2017

First Posted

September 7, 2017

Study Start

January 1, 2018

Primary Completion

October 1, 2018

Study Completion

October 1, 2018

Last Updated

December 5, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations