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Not yet recruitingNCT07810413Updated Sep 9, 2026

Anrikefon Injection for Postoperative Analgesia in Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Single-Center Clinical Study

An interventional study of Anrikefon Injection and Sufentanil Citrate Injection in Postoperative Pain, sponsored by The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-09.

Sponsored by The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
88
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Anrikefon (HSK21542) Injection for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) in patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung surgery. Subjects aged 18-85 years with a postoperative resting NRS score ≥ 4 will be enrolled. Eligible participants will be randomized 1:1 to receive either Anrikefon (HSK21542) or sufentanil via PCA pump for 24 hours post-surgery. The primary endpoint is the 24-hour summed pain intensity difference (SPID₂₄). A total of 88 subjects are planned for enrollment. The study has received ethics committee approval.

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Conditions studied

  • Postoperative Pain

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Keywords

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Anrikefon
  • Sufentanil
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In context

Pain, Postoperative

5,640 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Postoperative; 1,230 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 88 is above the median of 75 across 4,821 interventional studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.

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Lead sponsor

The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang is the lead sponsor of 21 studies on the registry; 10 are 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 to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18 to 85 years (inclusive), either sex.
  2. (BMI) 18.0 to 30.0 kg/m² (inclusive).
  3. (ASA) physical status Class I to III preoperatively.
  4. Undergoing elective thoracoscopic lung surgery under general anesthesia (complete video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, without conversion to thoracotomy), with successful recovery from anesthesia within 1 hour postoperatively, fully awake, able to accurately complete NRS scoring with an NRS score ≥ 4, and willing to accept the analgesic regimen defined in the study protocol.
  5. Able to understand the purpose, procedures, and scale scoring methods of the study, capable of operating the PCA device, and able to communicate effectively with investigators.
  6. Voluntarily participating and providing written .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known or suspected allergy or to any of the study drugs.
  2. History of opioid abuse, drug or alcohol dependence, or current preoperative use of opioids.
  3. Use of analgesic medications (acetaminophen, NSAIDs, opioids, tramadol, etc.) within 24 hours preoperatively.
  4. Uncontrolled severe cardiovascular disease (second-degree or higher atrioventricular block, resting heart rate \< 50 bpm, uncontrolled hypertension, myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the past 6 months), hepatic insufficiency (/AST > 2× ), renal insufficiency ( \< 30 mL/min/1.73m² or maintenance dialysis), neuropsychiatric dysfunction, or inability to cooperate with pain assessment.
  5. History of chronic pain.
  6. Severe respiratory or circulatory failure during anesthesia/surgery (including intraoperative conversion to thoracotomy, operative time > 6 hours, or intraoperative hemorrhage > 1000 mL).
  7. Pregnancy or lactation, or positive urine pregnancy test in women of .
  8. Participation in another drug/device clinical trial within 30 days before randomization.
  9. Any other condition that the investigator deems unsuitable for participation.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

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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.

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.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

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.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

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.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

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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
88 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Anrikefon (HSK21542) Group

    Drug: Anrikefon Injection

  • Active comparator
    Sufentanil Group

    Drug: Sufentanil Citrate Injection

Interventions

  • Active ingredient: Anrikefon. Specification: 1 mL: 0.1 mg. Dosage: diluted to working solution of 10 μg/mL in 100 mL; loading dose 1.0 μg/kg; PCA bolus 2 mL per demand; lockout interval 15 min.

  • Specification: 1 mL: 50 μg. Dosage: 2 μg/kg diluted to 100 mL solution; loading dose 0.1 μg/kg; PCA bolus 2 mL per demand; lockout interval 15 min.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sum of Pain Intensity Difference over 24 Hours (SPID₂₄)

    Time frame: 0 to 24 hours after first dose

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number and Dose of Rescue Medication

    Time frame: 0 to 24 hours after first dose

  2. Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) at 24 Hours

    Time frame: 0 to 24 hours after first dose

  3. PCA Pump Demand (Total, Effective, and Delivered Dose)

    Time frame: 0 to 24 hours after first dose

  4. Time to First Rescue Medication

    Time frame: 0 to 24 hours after first dose

  5. Proportion of Subjects Requiring Rescue Medication

    Time frame: 0 to 24 hours after first dose

  6. Treatment Failure Rate Due to Inadequate Analgesia

    Time frame: 0 to 24 hours after first dose

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for Dec 2026, 3 months later.

Of 2,089 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Pain, Postoperative, half reached primary completion within 11 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 23. This study's planned 3 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 2,102 studies reached it within 11 months; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 23.

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

Registered
Sep 3, 2026
First posted
Sep 9, 2026
StartEst.
Sep 30, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2026
CompletionEst.
May 30, 2027
Last update
Sep 9, 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 Sep 9, 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
NCT07810413
Lead sponsor
The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 9, 2026
Start date
Sep 30, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
May 30, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 9, 2026

Oversight

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