Continous Infusion of Nefopam for Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Nefopam 120mg/day infusion, Lidocaine Infusion, Peridural, Multimodal IV analgesia.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pancreatoduodenectomy, Pain Management, Opioid Analgesia, Multimodal Analgesia. Basic parameters: 18 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Romania
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Continous Infusion of Nefopam for Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Trial
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether continuous nefopam administration, as part of a multimodal analgesia strategy, reduces opioid consumption and improves patient satisfaction after pancreatoduodenectomy. The main questions are: Does nefopam administration reduce opioid consumption after pancreatoduodenectomy? Does nefopam administration reduce postoperative pain levels after pancreatoduodenectomy? Researchers will compare two other analgesic strategies, namely continuous lidocaine infusion and epidural analgesia, to assess whether they lead to better outcomes. Participants will complete the QoR-15 questionnaire and report their pain levels at predefined time points before and after surgery.
Interventions
- Drug Nefopam 120mg/day infusion
Nefopam administration will start in the intraoperative period and continue for 48 hours in the postoperative period - Drug Lidocaine Infusion
Lidocaine infusion will begin in the intraoperative period and continue in the postoperative period for 48 hours - Drug Peridural
This group will receive the stardad practice in our hospital, peridural analgesia alongside a multimodal analgesic approach involving paracetamol 4g/day - Drug Multimodal IV analgesia
Standard postoperative multimodal pain management regimen
Primary outcome measures
- Opioid consumption [Time frame: From enrollment to 48 hours after the surgery]
- Pain levels after surgery [Time frame: From enrollment to 48 hours after the surgery]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Quality of Recovery (QoR-15) [Time frame: From enrollment to 48 hours after the surgery]
- Adverse events [Time frame: From enrollment to 48 hours postoperative]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients scheduled for elective pancreatoduodenectomy surgery
- Agreed to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Refusal to participate
- Emergency surgery
- Patients with neurological disorders or other muscular or psychiatric disorders that impede communication
- Known allergic reactions to the used medication
- Known hyperalgesia
- Chronic opioid consumption
- Patients that require reintervention in the first 48h postoperatively
- Patients with pancreaticogastrostomy
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Romania · 1 center
- Prof. O. Fodor Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology — Cluj-Napoca
Publications
- Tramoni G, Viale JP, Cazals C, Bhageerutty K. Morphine-sparing effect of nefopam by continuous intravenous injection after abdominal surgery by laparotomy. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2003 Dec;20(12):990-2. doi: 10.1017/s0265021503251590. No abstract available. PMID 14690106
- Cuvillon P, Zoric L, Demattei C, Alonso S, Casano F, L'hermite J, Ripart J, Lefrant JY, Muller L. Opioid-sparing effect of nefopam in combination with paracetamol after major abdominal surgery: a randomized double-blind study. Minerva Anestesiol. 2017 Sep;83(9):914-920. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.17.11508-7. Epub 2017 Feb 13. PMID 28192892
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07423650 · 11348/25.09.2025