Effect of Preventive Analgesia with Oxycodone and Parecoxib Sodium on the Chronification of Acute Post-operative Pain (AOPC)

Ailin Luo

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Oxycodone; Chronic Pain, Postoperative

Treatments: Drug: Placebo and parecoxib sodium combinations; Drug: oxycodone and parecoxib sodium combinations

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06721988

TJ-IRB202411042

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the administration of oxycodone for preventive analgesia works to reduce the chronification of acute postoperative pain in adult participants undergoing major abdominal surgery. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does administration of oxycodone before surgical incision reduce the occurrence of chronic pain or relieve the chronic pain symptoms 3 months after the operation? Researchers will compare oxycodone + parecoxib sodium to placebo + parecoxib sodium combinations to see if oxycodone works to reduce the chronification of acute postoperative pain.

Participants will:

• Take oxycodone + parecoxib sodium or placebo + parecoxib sodium combinations before the surgical incision
• Cooperate with the follow-up staffs and complete some checkups or tests within 3 months after the operation.

Full description

Preventive analgesia encompasses a range of analgesic strategies designed to mitigate hyperalgesia and allodynia induced by noxious stimuli by preventing peripheral and intraoperative sensitization to pain. It constitutes a fundamental component of multimodal analgesia. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are presently the most frequently employed agents for preventive analgesia, demonstrating efficacy in reducing the incidence of acute postoperative pain and chronic post-surgical pain. However, the management of acute postoperative pain and chronic post-surgical pain remains suboptimal. κ-opioid receptors are regarded as the primary receptors involved in the transmission of visceral pain, and κ-receptor agonists have been shown to effectively inhibit this transmission. Administering κ-receptor agonists via intravenous infusion either before the conclusion of surgery or postoperatively can substantially mitigate pain during the recovery period. This indicates that κ-receptor agonists possess potential as preventive analgesics. However, there is currently a paucity of high-quality clinical evidence supporting their use in preventive analgesia. Oxycodone functions as a dual agonist of μ-opioid and κ-opioid receptors and is extensively utilized in postoperative analgesia and anesthesia induction. Its safety and efficacy in pain management have been thoroughly validated. Theoretically, the concurrent administration of oxycodone and NSAIDs, which mitigate pain signal transmission through distinct mechanisms, could result in an additive preventive analgesic effect. However, there is currently a paucity of high-quality clinical evidence supporting this hypothesis. Consequently, this study seeks to investigate the effects of the combined administration of oxycodone and NSAIDs as preventive analgesia on the transition of acute postoperative pain to chronic pain in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. The findings aim to contribute clinical evidence and theoretical insights to enhance perioperative pain management strategies.

Enrollment: 1,316 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA I~III；
• BMI ranging from 18 to 28 kg/m²；
• For elective laparoscopic-assisted major abdominal surgery under general anesthesia;
• Estimated surgical duration (from incision to the last suture of the skin) was at least 2 hours.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or lactating patients;
• Patients diagnosed with septic shock or multiple organ failure within 14 days;
• Patients with preoperative severe electrolyte disorders;
• Patients with stroke, transient ischemic attack, or other similar events within the past 3 months
• Patients with unstable angina, myocardial infarction within the past 3 months; or presence of untreated arrhythmia or arrhythmia not well-controlled with treatment;
• Patients with diabetes, uncontrolled blood glucose levels, or diabetes complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, diabetes-related infections, diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic foot, etc. before the surgery;
• Patients with severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh score > 6), renal dysfunction (GFR < 90 ml/(min•1.73m²));
• Exploratory surgeries, day surgeries, or surgeries that only involve opening and closing the abdomen;
• Blood pressure ≥180/110 mmHg at rest (≥Grade 3 hypertension according to the 2020 ISH Hypertension Guidelines); or systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg or mean blood pressure <65 mmHg;
• Patients participated in other drug trials within the past 3 months;
• Patients with communication difficulties, inability to understand pain scores or patient-controlled intravenous analgesia;
• Patients with consciousness disorders or other psychiatric illnesses;
• Patients with a confirmed or suspected history of substance abuse or long-term use of anesthetic sedatives and analgesics;
• Cancer patients have received neoadjuvant treatment or chemotherapy preoperatively;
• Allergic to the drugs used in this trial and their components.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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1,316 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

OP group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive oxycodone and parecoxib sodium before surgical incision.

Treatment:

Drug: oxycodone and parecoxib sodium combinations

PP group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive a placebo and parecoxib sodium before surgical incision.

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo and parecoxib sodium combinations