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CompletedNCT01299584Updated Jul 6, 2017Results posted

ULTIVA Post Marketing Surveillance

An observational study in Analgesia, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. Completed. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-07-06.

Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
775
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a post-marketing surveillance to monitor safety and efficacy of remifentanil during various surgeries and identify SAEs, adverse drug reactions, and unexpected AEs not described as precautions or warnings and to identify prognostic factors that have an effect on the AEs and to assess effectiveness of remifentanil in real clinical practices after marketing.

The subjects are patients prescribed for remifentanil by the investigators at the sites based on prescription information in normal clinical practices.

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Conditions studied

  • Analgesia
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In context

Lead sponsor

GlaxoSmithKline is the lead sponsor of 3,562 studies on the registry; 117 are open to participants now.

Of its 258 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 232 (90%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

The subjects are patients prescribed for Remifentanil by the investigators at the sites based on prescription information in normal clinical practices.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients requiring general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • According to precautions or warnings on PI, remifentanil should not be administered to the following patients
  • Patients with any allergic reaction to any ingredients of remifentanil or other fentanyl analogues
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
775 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Remifentanil

    Patients administrated remifentanil at the site

    Drug: Remifentanil

Interventions

  • DrugRemifentanil

    Basically there is no treatment allocation. Subjects who would be administered of remifentanil at their physicians' discretion will be enrolled. Dosage regimen will be recommended according to the prescribing information. Subjects will be enrolled consecutively.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With an Unexpected Serious Adverse Event

    A serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life threatening requires hospitalization or results in prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. An unexpected event is an event that is not listed in the approval product information and is not described as a precaution or warning.

    Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With an Adverse Event

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. For a list of all AEs occurring during the course of the study, see the table entitled "Other (Non-Serious) Adverse Events" in the Adverse Event section of the results record.

    Time frame: 24 hours

  2. Number of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event

    A serious adverse event is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life threatening, requires hospitalization or results in prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. For a list of all SAEs occurring during the course of the study, see the table entitled "Serious Adverse Events" in the Adverse Event section of the results record.

    Time frame: 24 hours

  3. Number of Participants With the Indicated Unexpected Adverse Event

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. Unexpected adverse events include those not listed in the approval product information and not described as precautions or warnings.

    Time frame: 24 hours

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Results

Posted Apr 18, 2011

Participant flow

The objective of this post-marketing surveillance (PMS) study was to monitor the safety and efficacy of Ultiva in the real clinical setting after launch.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneUltiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
Started775
Completed766
Not completed9
Withdrew: Protocol violation9

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With an Unexpected Serious Adverse Event

A serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life threatening requires hospitalization or results in prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. An unexpected event is an event that is not listed in the approval product information and is not described as a precaution or warning.

Time frame:
24 hours
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With an Unexpected Serious Adverse Event
participantsUltiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
Participants with unexpected SAEs0
Participants with no unexpected SAEs766
SecondaryNumber of Participants With an Adverse Event

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. For a list of all AEs occurring during the course of the study, see the table entitled "Other (Non-Serious) Adverse Events" in the Adverse Event section of the results record.

Time frame:
24 hours
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With an Adverse Event
participantsUltiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
Number of Participants With an Adverse Event187
SecondaryNumber of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event

A serious adverse event is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life threatening, requires hospitalization or results in prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. For a list of all SAEs occurring during the course of the study, see the table entitled "Serious Adverse Events" in the Adverse Event section of the results record.

Time frame:
24 hours
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event
participantsUltiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
Number of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event0
SecondaryNumber of Participants With the Indicated Unexpected Adverse Event

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. Unexpected adverse events include those not listed in the approval product information and not described as precautions or warnings.

Time frame:
24 hours
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Participants With the Indicated Unexpected Adverse Event
participantsUltiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
Dizziness1
Chest discomfort1
Dyspepsia1
Headache1
Dysuria1
Coughing1
Premature ventricular contraction1

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Ultiva 1, 2, or 3 mg—0/766 (0%)187/766 (24.4%)
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 16
Most frequent other events
EventUltiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
HypotensionCardiac disorders123/766
BradyarrhythmiaCardiac disorders105/766
GaggingGastrointestinal disorders19/766
Tremor after operationGeneral disorders8/766
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders5/766
Respiratory depressionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders5/766
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders3/766
Skeletal muscle stiffnessMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders3/766
DizzinessNervous system disorders2/766
Premature ventricular contractionCardiac disorders1/766

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Ultiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
Mean45.3 ± 16.5
Sex/Gender, Customized
Sex/Gender, Customized(Participants)Ultiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
Female422
Male343
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)Ultiva 1, 2, or 3 mg
Korean766
Not Korean0
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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 6, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01299584
Lead sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 18, 2011
Start date
Sep 2005
Primary completion
Apr 2010
Completion
Apr 2010
Results posted
Apr 18, 2011
Last update
Jul 6, 2017

Study contacts

GSK Clinical Trials
study director · GlaxoSmithKline

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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