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Status unknownNCT04135534Updated Oct 22, 2019

Find the Adequate Dose of Nalbuphine for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

An interventional study of group A and group B in Post Operative Pain and Opioid Side Effects, sponsored by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 80 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-10-22.

Sponsored by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2019), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study evaluate the adequate dose of mutonpain for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the management of post operative pain. The investigators will randomize patients into three groups to compare the analgesia effects and side effects.

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Nalbuphine is a FDA approved noncontrolled drug of opioid. And it had been applied for post operative pain for different surgeries, claiming that less nausea and vomiting with the same analgesic effect when comparing with morphine.

However, several studies concerning post pain management usually used nalbuphine 0.15-0.3 mg/kg for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. If the analgesic effect of nalbuphine is similar with morphine, less nalbuphine injection could reduce the side effects of opioid.

The investigators will randomize patients into three groups of different initial nalbuphine dose for post laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgical pain, and set patient control analgesia machine with nalbuphine for further pain management. If the pain or side effects of opioid were intolerable, the investigators will change pain medications into NSAIDs or other adequate medications to comfort the patient.

The primary outcome were numerical rating pain score and consumption of nalbuphine. The secondary outcomes were nausea, vomiting, pruritus and satisfactory score, and if any other medications use.

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Conditions studied

  • Post Operative Pain
  • Opioid Side Effects

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Keywords

  • nalbuphine dose
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In context

Pain, Postoperative

5,093 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Postoperative; 1,140 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 150 is above the median of 75 across 4,344 interventional studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.

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Lead sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital is the lead sponsor of 281 studies on the registry; 57 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • patient accept laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • age:20-80 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • nalbuphine allergy
  • chronic pain
  • active liver disease that would affect metabolization of nalbuphine
  • patient who had regular pain medications
  • patient who could not cooperate to the evaluation of the survey
  • dementia or other psychiatric disease
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    group A

    mutonpain 0.05 mg/kg

    Drug: group A

  • Active comparator
    Group B

    mutonpain 0.1 mg/kg

    Drug: group B

  • Active comparator
    Group C

    mutonpain 0.2 mg/kg

    Drug: group C

Interventions

  • Druggroup A

    mutonpain 0.05 mg/kg

  • Druggroup B

    mutonpain 0.1 mg/kg

  • Druggroup C

    mutonpain 0.2 mg/kg

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Numerical Rating Pain Scale

    The Numerical Pain Rating Scale is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven-point numerical scale. The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain). The investors will measure the pain score at rest state and upon movement state at post-operative 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours.

    Time frame: numerical rating pain scale change at post-operative 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours

  2. consumption of nalbuphine

    The investors will use patient control analgesia machine to calculate the time dependent dose of nalbuphine.

    Time frame: Record the opioid dose changes 2 days.

Secondary outcomes

  1. nausea

    we will go to bed side and have an self-report episode of nausea at 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours post operation

    Time frame: the nausea sensation changes at post operation 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours

  2. vomiting

    we will go to bed side and have an self-report episode of vomiting at 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours post operation

    Time frame: the vomiting episodes at post operation 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours

  3. satisfactory score by net promoter score

    The net promoter score is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their satisfactory on an ten-point numerical scale. The scale is composed of 1 to 10. We will measure the net promoter score at the end of the study

    Time frame: 2 days

  4. use of rescue pain medications

    if the patient use other pain medication on request of poor pain control or poor tolerant of the side effects of nalbuphine

    Time frame: record if any rescue pain medications at post operation 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours

Other outcomes

  1. use of antiemetics

    if the patient use of antiemetics during the hospitalization

    Time frame: 2 days

  2. use of antipruritics

    if the patient use of antipruritics during the hospitalization

    Time frame: 2 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
    Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 22, 2019, 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
NCT04135534
Lead sponsor
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Responsible party
KMUHIRB-F(I)-20190070 (Principal Investigator, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 22, 2019
Start date
Nov 1, 2019 (estimated)
Primary completion
Nov 1, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 22, 2019

Study contacts

Guan-Yu Chen, MD
Contact
kindtaco@gmail.com
88673121101 ext. 7035
Kuang-I Cheng, PhD
Contact
Kuaich@gmail.com
88673121101 ext. 7035
Guan-Yu Chen, MD
principal investigator · Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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