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Effect of Patient Preference for Intraoperative Opioid Use on Early Postoperative Quality of Recovery (PERFECT)

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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Outcome Assessment
Quality of Recovery (QoR-15)
Opioid Analgesia
Opioid Free Anesthesia

Treatments

Procedure: Opioid based Anesthesia
Procedure: opioid free anesthesia

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06855641
IRB-24-5789

Details and patient eligibility

About

Substituting the administration of opioids with a combination of alternative analgesics, known as opioid-free anesthesia (OFA), is gaining in popularity today and is typically administered as part of a larger multimodal strategy. However, OFA adoption is not as common today as one could expect from the potential benefits of limiting opioid use and patient involvement in the decision may impact its adoption. Relevant shared decision-making process with patients concerning the use or limited use of opioids could improve patient autonomy and empowerment. There have been no studies that have evaluated patient preference regarding opioid use and its potential impact on the quality of recovery.

The aim of this study is to compare the effect of patient preference on intraoperative opioid use on early postoperative quality of recovery following moderate risk laparoscopic/robotic abdominal surgery.

Full description

Although opioid analgesic drugs are commonly used to relieve pain associated with surgery, they are not consequence free. Respiratory depression, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), impaired gastrointestinal function, urinary retention are frequent concerns associated with their use. Moreover, the United States and many western countries are currently experiencing a significant health problem with opioid addiction and deaths due to overdose. Some opioid addiction pathways can trace their origin back to when a patient was first admitted to a hospital and received opioids in the setting of acute pain or surgery. As a result of this, there is likely a potential iatrogenic component to the current opioid abuse epidemic. Questioning the role of opioids is part of enhanced recovery after surgery programs, and good practice to reduce the risk of developing addiction and other side effects. Substituting the administration of opioids with a combination of alternative analgesics, known as opioid-free anesthesia (OFA), is gaining in popularity today and is typically administered as part of a larger multimodal strategy. However, OFA adoption is not as common today as one could expect from the potential benefits of limiting opioid use and patient involvement in the decision may impact its adoption. Relevant shared decision-making process with patients concerning the use or limited use of opioids could improve patient autonomy and empowerment. There have been no studies that have evaluated patient preference regarding opioid use and its potential impact on the quality of recovery.

The aim of this study is to compare the effect of patient preference on intraoperative opioid use on early postoperative quality of recovery following moderate risk laparoscopic/robotic abdominal surgery.

Enrollment

240 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Age >18 years.
  • Undergoing elective intermediate risk surgery under general anesthesia (robotic or laparoscopic assisted urological, gynecological or abdominal surgery).
  • American Society Anesthesiologists physical status classification system grades of I-IV.
  • English speaking.
  • Informed consent signed.

Exclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of chronic pain
  • Preoperative prescribed opioids
  • Pregnancy or lactation.
  • History of mental disorders.
  • Contraindications to study drug (lidocaine, magnesium, dexmedetomidine, ketamine)
  • Patient is participating in another interventional trial
  • Patient is under judicial protection or is an adult under guardianship.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Interventional model

Factorial Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

240 participants in 2 patient groups

Patient choose his analgesia type
Experimental group
Description:
The patient here can decide which type of analgesia he/she wants ( OFA vs OBA)
Treatment:
Procedure: opioid free anesthesia
Procedure: Opioid based Anesthesia
Patient does not choose his analgesia strategy
Active Comparator group
Description:
If the patient does not choose his analgesia strategy, he/she will be randomized to OFA or OBA
Treatment:
Procedure: opioid free anesthesia
Procedure: Opioid based Anesthesia

Trial contacts and locations

2

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Central trial contact

Alexandre JOOSTEN JOOSTEN, MD PhD; Yann Gricourt, MD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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