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Not yet recruitingNCT07741188Updated Aug 3, 2026

A Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Anrikefon for Postoperative Pain Relief Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

A Phase 2 interventional study of Anrikefon and Dezocine in Gallbladder Stones and Gallbladder Polyps, sponsored by Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University. Not yet recruiting at 2 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-03.

Sponsored by Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
144
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a multicenter, randomized, 1:1 parallel-group controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Anrikefon for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) under general anesthesia. Enrolled patients were randomly assigned to two groups (the Anrikefon group and the dizocine group) and received regular intravenous administration of the respective medication following the corresponding surgical procedure. The primary efficacy endpoint was the Quality of Recovery (QoR-15 score) at 24 hours postoperatively, combined with the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), sleep quality (RCSQ), and postoperative recovery progress (time to first meal, first flatus, and first ambulation, etc.) for a comprehensive evaluation of efficacy; At the same time, safety indicators-including adverse events (such as nausea and vomiting, and shoulder and back pain), vital signs, and laboratory test results-were systematically monitored during the follow-up period to comprehensively evaluate the clinical utility of this protocol.

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Conditions studied

  • Gallbladder Stones
  • Gallbladder Polyps

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Keywords

  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Anrikefon
  • Postoperative Pain Management
  • Opioid Analgesia
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In context

Cholecystolithiasis

88 studies on the registry are indexed under Cholecystolithiasis; 17 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 144 is above the median of 100 across 59 interventional studies indexed under Cholecystolithiasis.

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Lead sponsor

Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 10 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • 1.18 ≤ Age ≤ 70 years, no gender restriction.
  • 2. (ASA) physical status classification I-II.
  • 3.18 kg/m² ≤ ≤ 30 kg/m².
  • 4.Subjects undergoing elective LC under general anesthesia, with an estimated -surgical duration of ≤2 hours (including 1h).
  • 5.Voluntarily agree to participate in the study and sign the form (ICF).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1.History of allergy to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, or intraoperative anesthetics specified in the protocol.
  • 2.Severe systemic diseases that, in the investigator's judgment, may significantly increase surgical risk or interfere with pain assessment (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension [SBP ≥170 mmHg and/or DBP ≥105 mmHg], uncontrolled hyperglycemia [fasting blood glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L], recent severe respiratory tract infection, severe gastritis, gastric/duodenal ulcers, upper abdominal surgery within 3 months, severe hepatic impairment [ score >9], chronic kidney disease [ \<60 mL/min/1.73m²]).
  • 3.Substance abuse: Current drug or alcohol dependency.
  • 4.Special populations: Pregnant or lactating women; any other conditions deemed unsuitable by the investigator.
  • 5.Acute severe cholecystitis attack within the past 7 days, or subjects in whom malignant gallbladder lesions cannot be ruled out.
  • 6.Presence of sleep disorders requiring pharmacological intervention; concomitant psychiatric disorders.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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ASA physical status

The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Child-Pugh class

A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
144 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Anrikefon Group

    * Subjects will undergo screening according to the trial flowchart. Successfully screened subjects will obtain a randomization number prior to administration and will be divided into two groups: the Anrikefon group and the Dezocine group. * Anrikefon Group: 1.0 µg/kg per dose, administered by intravenous bolus injection every 8 hours at 0, 8, and 16 hours postoperatively, for a total of 3 doses. Specific preparation: Dilute 1.0 µg/kg of Anrikefon with 0.9% sodium chloride injection to a total volume of 10 mL.

    Drug: Anrikefon

  • Active comparator
    Dezocine Group

    * Subjects will undergo screening according to the trial flowchart. Successfully screened subjects will obtain a randomization number prior to administration and will be divided into two groups: the Anrikefon group and the Dezocine group. * Dezocine Group: 5 mg/dose, IV bolus, q8h. Administered at 0h, 8h, and 16h postoperatively for a total of 3 doses.

    Drug: Dezocine

Interventions

  • 1.0 µg/kg per dose, administered by intravenous bolus injection every 8 hours at 0, 8, and 16 hours postoperatively, for a total of 3 doses. Specific preparation: Dilute 1.0 µg/kg of Anrikefon with 0.9% sodium chloride injection to a total volume of 10 mL.

  • 5 mg/dose, IV bolus, q8h. Administered at 0h, 8h, and 16h postoperatively for a total of 3 doses.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) scale at 24 hours postoperatively.

    The QoR-15 scale was used 24 hours after surgery to assess the quality of patients' postoperative recovery. The total score of the QoR-15 scale ranges from 0 to 150, with higher scores indicating a better quality of postoperative recovery.

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Resting and movement pain Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) Area Under the Curve (AUC 0-24h) after the initial dose

    Pain intensity was assessed using the 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (the most intense pain imaginable). NRS scores were recorded at multiple time points between the first postoperative administration and 24 h ± 1 h, both while the subject was at rest and when turning over, to calculate the AUC 0-24 h. A higher AUC value indicates more severe cumulative pain over 24 hours (a worse outcome).

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

  2. Resting and movement (turning over) postoperative pain scores using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at 0h, 2h, 8h, 16h, and 24h postoperatively.

    Pain intensity was assessed using an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), with scores ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (the most intense pain imaginable); higher scores indicate more severe pain (and a poorer prognosis). Participants' NRS scores were recorded at the following time points: within 5 minutes of the first postoperative medication administration, both at rest and while turning over; 2 hours ± 15 minutes after the first postoperative medication administration; 8 hours (within 30 minutes before the second postoperative medication administration); 16 hours (within 30 minutes before the last postoperative medication administration); and 24 hours ± 1 hour.

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

  3. Rescue analgesic utilization: Cumulative consumption of rescue analgesia (meperidine 75 mg) at 0-12h and 0-24h after the first dose, number of rescue interventions, time to first rescue, and the percentage of subjects not requiring rescue analgesia.

    Record the cumulative dose of rescue analgesics (pethidine 75 mg) administered 0-12 hours and 0-24 hours after the patient's first postoperative dose, as well as the time at which rescue analgesics were first administered.

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

  4. Incidence of shoulder discomfort, back pain, nausea, and vomiting in each group.

    During the medical interview, ask the patient whether they have experienced shoulder discomfort, back pain, nausea, or vomiting.

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

  5. Time to first oral intake, time to first flatus/defecation, and time to first ambulation.

    The medical record documents the patient's mealtimes, times of flatulence and bowel movements, and times of getting out of bed to move around.

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

  6. Sleep quality on postoperative day 1 assessed by the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ).

    Every morning upon waking, participants immediately used the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) to review and evaluate their sleep from the previous night. The total RCSQ score is the average of its five items, with a scoring range from 0 (worst sleep) to 100 (best sleep); a higher score indicates better sleep quality (better outcome).

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

  7. Postoperative Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Scores

    Twenty-four hours after surgery, the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) was used to assess participants' pain intensity and the extent to which pain interfered with their daily activities over the past 24 hours. The scale ranges from 0 to 10 points (0 indicates no pain/no interference, and 10 indicates the most intense pain imaginable/complete interference). A higher score indicates more severe pain and a greater impact on daily life (i.e., a worse outcome).

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

  8. Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs).

    Follow-up records document the occurrence and severity of adverse events in patients.

    Time frame: 2 weeks post-surgery

  9. 12-Lead Electrocardiogram

    During the trial, 12-lead ECG examinations were performed at regular intervals to record the ECG diagnosis (normal/abnormal), ECG heart rate (beats per minute), and QT/Qtc/PR (ms).

    Time frame: Baseline and the 24 hours After Surgery

  10. Cumulative use of antiemetics within 0-24 hours after the first postoperative dose in each group

    Record and compare the total cumulative dose of antiemetic medications prescribed and administered to patients in each group within the first 24 hours after the initial postoperative dose.

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

  11. Proportion of patients in each group who received antiemetics within 0-24 hours after the first postoperative dose

    Calculate and compare the percentage of patients in each group who required at least one dose of rescue antiemetic medication within the first 24 hours after the initial postoperative administration.

    Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

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Study locations

2 sites
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for Sep 2028, 24 months later.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 12, 2026
First posted
Aug 3, 2026
StartEst.
Sep 1, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Sep 30, 2028
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2028
Last update
Aug 3, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 3, 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
NCT07741188
Lead sponsor
Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 3, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 3, 2026

Study contacts

Wei Dai, Ph.D., M.D.
Contact
dwgdmufy@gdmu.edu.cn
+86 13828264321

Oversight

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