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CompletedNCT02389361Updated Aug 21, 2018Results posted

Comparison of Oral Zaldiar With Intravenous Paracetamol and Tramadol

A Phase 4 interventional study of Zaldiar and Paracetamol-Tramadol in Pain, sponsored by Astes. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-08-21.

Sponsored by Astes · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
51
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Comparison of two different regimens of analgesia after inguinal hernia repair. First, is a classical intravenous protocol with paracetamol and tramadol. Second is an oral protocol with Zaldiar (combination of paracetamol and tramadol).

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Comparison of two different regimens of analgesia after inguinal hernia repair. First, is a classical intravenous protocol with paracetamol and tramadol. This is the classical approach. Second is an oral protocol with Zaldiar (combination of paracetamol and tramadol). This is the new approach.

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Conditions studied

  • Pain
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In context

Lead sponsor

Astes is the lead sponsor of 23 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients incoming for inguinal hernia repair

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Preoperative abuse of analgesics
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
51 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group Z

    Postoperative Analgesia with Zaldiar

    Drug: Zaldiar

  • Active comparator
    Group PT

    Postoperative Analgesia with Paracetamol-Tramadol

    Drug: Paracetamol-Tramadol

Interventions

  • DrugZaldiar

    Postoperative analgesia with oral Zaldiar (combination of tramadol and paracetamol)

    Also known as: Oral Zaldiar

  • DrugParacetamol-Tramadol

    Postoperative analgesia with intravenous Paracetamol and Tramadol

    Also known as: Intravenous Paracetamol and Tramadol

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Acute Pain

    Difference between groups in term of analgesia (as measured by Visual Analog Scale: VAS). The VAS range are between 0 and 10. A worse outcome was defined as VAS \> 4. The VAS use units on a scale.

    Time frame: In recovery room

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Results

Posted Aug 13, 2015

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneGroup ZGroup PT
Started2427
Completed2427
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimaryAcute Pain

Difference between groups in term of analgesia (as measured by Visual Analog Scale: VAS). The VAS range are between 0 and 10. A worse outcome was defined as VAS \> 4. The VAS use units on a scale.

Time frame:
In recovery room
Reported as:
Median · units on a scale
Acute Pain
units on a scaleGroup ZGroup PT
Acute Pain1.5 ± 1.281.74 ± 1.86

Adverse events

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

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Group Z0/24 (0%)0/24 (0%)0/24 (0%)
Group PT0/27 (0%)0/27 (0%)0/27 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Group ZGroup PTTotal
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years142034
>=65 years10717
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Group ZGroup PTTotal
Mean57.08 ± 16.4262.41 ± 14.5157.19 ± 15.29
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Group ZGroup PTTotal
Female336
Male212445
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Group ZGroup PTTotal
Belgium242751
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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 Aug 21, 2018, 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
NCT02389361
Lead sponsor
Astes
Responsible party
Eric DEFLANDRE, MD, PhD, FCCP (Eric DEFLANDRE, MD, FCCP, Astes) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 17, 2015
Start date
Apr 2011
Primary completion
Sep 2011
Completion
Oct 2011
Results posted
Aug 13, 2015
Last update
Aug 21, 2018

Study contacts

Eric Deflandre
study director · Astes

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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