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The Efficacy and Safety of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Relieving Postoperative Pain After Hemorrhoid Surgery

An interventional study of Bupivacaine hydrochloride and Liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine in Hemorrhoid Surgery, Liposome Bupivacaine and Pain Management, sponsored by Beijing Tiantan Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 64 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-06.

Sponsored by Beijing Tiantan Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2026; still recruiting 7 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
156
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 64 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Hemorrhoids represents the most prevalent condition among anorectal disorders. Due to the unique anatomical characteristics of the perianal region, patients frequently experience severe postoperative pain, which may lead some individuals to delay treatment due to pain-related anxiety. Consequently, effective postoperative pain management is critical for the recovery of hemorrhoid patients. Developing a simplified, efficient, and safe analgesic approach to alleviate postoperative pain has become an urgent issue in perioperative care. Multimodal analgesia regimens recommend the combined use of local anesthetics to synergistically reduce perioperative pain intensity. However, the primary limitation of this analgesic modality lies in the relatively short duration of action following a single injection of local anesthetic.Liposomal bupivacaine is an innovative long-acting, extended-release amide-type local anesthetic that provides analgesic efficacy for up to 72 hours. However, its efficacy and safety for local infiltration analgesia following hemorrhoid surgery have not been fully validated. Against this backdrop, the present study aims to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes and safety profile of liposomal bupivacaine versus conventional bupivacaine for postoperative pain management via local infiltration in patients undergoing Hemorrhoid surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Hemorrhoid Surgery
  • Liposome Bupivacaine
  • Pain Management
  • Local Infiltration

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 64 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients scheduled for elective Hemorrhoid Surgery under general anesthesia;
  2. Ages 18 to 64 years old;
  3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I-III;
  4. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 15;
  5. Patients must be able to understand the nature and potential personal consequences of the clinical trial, signing of the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of chronic pain syndrome of any cause.
  2. Patients with heart conduction block (sinus block or atrioventricular block).
  3. Patients with unstable coronary artery disease.
  4. Patients with gastric ulcer or gastric bleeding.
  5. Patients with diabetes and are being treated with insulin.
  6. Subjects with coagulation dysfunction (prothrombin time or activated partial thromboplastin time is higher than the normal threshold) or patients who are taking oral anticoagulants for other medical reasons and have not stopped it before surgery, such as warfarin or new anticoagulants rivaroxaban or dabigatran.
  7. Patients with abnormal liver function: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 2× the upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin (TBIL) ≥ 1.5×ULN.
  8. Patients with renal impairment (serum creatinine > 176 µmol/L) or receiving dialysis treatment within 28 days before surgery.
  9. Patients with a history of diagnosed mental illness or currently taking psychotropic medication.
  10. Excessive alcohol or drug abuse, chronic opioid use (more than 2 weeks or 3 days per week for more than 1 month), use of drugs with confirmed or suspected sedative or analgesic effects, or use of any painkiller within 24 h before surgery.
  11. Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
  12. Extreme body mass index (BMI) (\< 15 or > 35).
  13. Participation in another interventional trial that interferes with the intervention or outcome of this trial.
  14. Patients with a history of allergy to local anaesthetics or one of the study drugs.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
156 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Bupivacaine hydrochloride group

    Drug: Bupivacaine hydrochloride

  • Experimental
    Liposomal Bupivacaine plus Bupivacaine hydrochloride group

    Drug: Liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine

Interventions

  • DrugBupivacaine hydrochloride

    30 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine (75 mg, diluted in normal saline) was administered as a perianal infiltration at the conclusion of the surgical procedure. Using a 22-gauge needle, the solution was injected in a fan-shaped pattern into the perianal tissues.The PCA solution is prepared by diluting 100 μg of sufentanil and 16 mg of ondansetron with normal saline to a total volume of 100 mL. Postoperatively, the patient may press the demand button for analgesia. Each activation delivers a 2 mL bolus, with a lockout interval of 10 minutes.If analgesia remains inadequate after four consecutive demands, one Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets (containing 5 mg oxycodone hydrochloride and 325 mg acetaminophen) is administered orally, with a minimum interval of 6 hours between repeated administrations. If pain persists, intravenous morphine 5 mg may be administered at intervals no shorter than 4 hours.

  • DrugLiposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine

    At the conclusion of the surgical procedure, perianal infiltration was administered with 30 mL of local anesthetic. Using a 22-gauge needle, the solution was injected in a fan-shaped.The local anesthetic is prepared by mixing 20 mL (266 mg) of liposomal bupivacaine with 20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine and extracting a volume of 30 mL.The PCA solution is prepared by diluting 100 μg of sufentanil and 16 mg of ondansetron with normal saline to a total volume of 100 mL. Postoperatively, the patient may press the demand button for analgesia. Each activation delivers a 2 mL bolus, with a lockout interval of 10 minutes.If analgesia remains inadequate after four consecutive demands, one Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets (containing 5 mg oxycodone hydrochloride and 325 mg acetaminophen) is administered orally, with a minimum interval of 6 hours between repeated administrations. If pain persists, intravenous morphine 5 mg may be administered at intervals no shorter than 4 hours.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Intravenous Morphine Equivalents of Rescue Analgesic Medications Within 48 Hours Postoperatively

    Time frame: The postoperative period 48 hours.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Area Under the Curve (AUC) of Numeric Rating Scale at rest (NRSr) Within 0-72 Hours Postoperatively

    The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) designates 0 as representing no pain and 10 as representing the most severe pain; scores of 1-3 indicate mild pain, 4-6 denote moderate pain, and 7-10 signify severe pain.

    Time frame: Data will be collected at 2 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours postoperatively.

  2. Numeric Rating Scale at rest (NRSr) at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively

    The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) designates 0 as representing no pain and 10 as representing the most severe pain; scores of 1-3 indicate mild pain, 4-6 denote moderate pain, and 7-10 signify severe pain.

    Time frame: Postoperative day 7, month 1, and month 3.

  3. Time to request of first analgesia

    Time frame: Within 48 hours postoperatively.

  4. Cumulative sufentanil dose for four separate periods (0-4, 4-8, 8-24, and 24-48 h), a total press count including both valid and invalid presses

    Time frame: Postoperative Hours 4, 8, 24, and 48.

  5. Duration days of Oral Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets Administration

    Time frame: Within 3 months postoperatively.

  6. Patient Satisfaction Scale,PSS

    Patient Satisfaction Scale(PSS) on a scale ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 denotes "completely dissatisfied" and 10 signifies "extremely satisfied."

    Time frame: Postoperative hours 2, 24, 48, and 72; week 1; month 1; and month 3.

  7. Ramsay Sedation Scale,RSS

    The RSS utilizes a six-point scale to evaluate sedation levels. The total score ranges from 1 to 6 as follows: anxious or agitated (1 point); oriented, calm, and cooperative (2 points); responsive to commands (3 points); drowsy with brisk response to glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus (4 points); drowsy with sluggish response to glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus (5 points);and drowsy with no response whatsoever(6)points. A score of 1 reflects inadequate sedation, scores of 2 to 4 indicate satisfactory sedation, while scores of 5 to 6 denote oversedation.

    Time frame: Postoperative at 2 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours.

  8. Quality of Recovery-40,QoR-40

    The Quality of Recovery-40 (QoR-40) serves as a globally recognized metric for evaluating the quality of recovery. It encompasses five dimensions-emotional state, physical comfort, physiological independence, psychological support, and pain-comprising a total of 40 items, each rated on a 1-5 scoring scale. The overall QoR-40 score ranges from 40 (indicating extremely poor recovery quality) to 200 (representing excellent recovery quality).

    Time frame: Postoperative hours 24, 48, and 72.

  9. The duration of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit(PACU)

    The time from the end of surgery until the patient regains consciousness and has stable vital signs after extubating and is subsequently transferred back to the ward.

    Time frame: The time from the end of surgery until transferred back to the ward.Typically, patients are transferred back to the ward after approximately 30 to 60 minute.

  10. Length of Stay (LOS)

    Time frame: Perioperation.

  11. Total hospitalization expenses incurred during the patient's inpatient stay

    Time frame: Perioperation.

  12. Postoperative nausea and vomiting,PONV

    Time frame: Postoperatively within 72 hours.

  13. Adverse events,AEs

    Systemic Toxicity of Local Anesthetics (LAST), localized hematoma, pruritus, hypotension, arrhythmia, delirium, etl.

    Time frame: Within 72 hours postoperatively.

  14. Area Under the Curve (AUC) of Numeric Rating Scale at move (NRSm) Pain Intensity Scores During 0-72 Hours Postoperatively

    The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) designates 0 as representing no pain and 10 as representing the most severe pain; scores of 1-3 indicate mild pain, 4-6 denote moderate pain, and 7-10 signify severe pain.

    Time frame: Data will be collected at 2 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours postoperatively.

  15. Numeric Rating Scale during movement (NRSm) at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively

    The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) designates 0 as representing no pain and 10 as representing the most severe pain; scores of 1-3 indicate mild pain, 4-6 denote moderate pain, and 7-10 signify severe pain.

    Time frame: Postoperative day 7, month 1, and month 3.

  16. Total dosage of orally oxycodone and acetaminophen tablets

    Time frame: Within 3 months postoperatively.

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Beijing Tiantan Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100070, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Cui J, Xu Q, Yu Z, Sun J, Zheng Y, Huang W, Yu Y, Gao S, Wang Z, Zhang S. Local infiltration of HYR-PB21, a sustained-release formulation of bupivacaine, provides analgesia and reduces opioid requirement after haemorrhoidectomy: a randomised controlled trial. Br J Anaesth. 2022 Dec;129(6):970-976. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.08.035. Epub 2022 Oct 13. PubMed 36243580 ↗
  • Chitty L, Ridley B, Johnson B, Ibrahim M, Mongan PD, Hoefnagel AL. Liposomal compared to 0.25% bupivacaine in patients undergoing hemorrhoidectomy: A pre- and post-implementation quality improvement evaluation. J Clin Anesth. 2022 Sep;80:110868. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110868. Epub 2022 Apr 29. PubMed 35500430 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after de-identification (text, tables, figures and appendices) are available. Derived data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author Fang Luo on request.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 6, 2026, 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
NCT07442539
Lead sponsor
Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Responsible party
Fang Luo (Director, Department of Ambulatory Surgery, Principal Investigator, Clinical Professor, Beijing Tiantan Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 2, 2026
Start date
Mar 2, 2026
Primary completion
Mar 30, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 6, 2026

Study contacts

Fang Luo
Contact
13611326978@163.com
+86 13611326978

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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