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NCT04525898

Intraoperative Methadone for Postoperative Pain Control After Thoracic Surgery

Terminated Phase 4 Last updated 21 December 2021
What this trial tests

Phase 4 trial testing Methadone in Postoperative Pain in 40 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline
9 October 2019
Primary endpoint
1 February 2021
1 February 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsorEndeavor Health
PhasePhase 4
StatusTerminated
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingquadruple
Primary purposeprevention
Enrollment40
Start date9 October 2019
Primary completion1 February 2021
Estimated completion1 February 2021
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Endeavor Health — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Postoperative Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Pain following surgery continues to be an important adverse outcome that may impact postoperative recovery. Opioids like fentanyl and hydromorphone are the primary medications used to provide analgesia, but paradoxically, may actually worsen pain when administered in the operating room. Methadone is a unique opioid which has N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blocking properties, which may prevent the development of opioid-induced tolerance and hyperalgesia (increased sensitivity to pain induced by a drug). Studies have demonstrated that methadone reduces the need for analgesic medications and decreases pain after surgery. Furthermore, the addition of methadone to a standard anesthetic has been demonstrated to increase patient satisfaction with pain management and reduce the need for opioid analgesic medications during the first month after surgery. Some investigators have described methadone as a "opioid-sparing opioid" and recommended its use as part of a multimodal pain management strategy. There is a growing interest in reducing the use of traditional opioids in the operating room. The aim of this clinical trial is to compare pain scores and analgesic requirements in two groups of patients; one group will be randomized to receive a small dose of methadone at the start of surgery. The other group will be randomized to receive an equal volume of saline (salt water-control group) at the start of surgery. We hypothesize that patients randomized to be administered methadone at the start of surgery will have less postoperative pain and may require lower doses of pain medications than those given saline-control..

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