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Thoracic SurgeryPhase 4NCT01320475

Epidural Levobupivacaine-sufentanil Versus Epidural Levobupivacaine and Intravenous Ketamine

A Phase 4 study testing Sufentanil and Ketamine in people with Thoracic Surgery, run by Hopital Foch at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Thoracic epidural analgesia is often proposed to thoracotomized patients. A local anesthetic and an opioid are generally associated to produce an epidural analgesia. However, opioid epidural administration is frequently associated with adverse effects as nausea, vomiting, urinary retention, ... Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Thoracic Surgery
What is being tested?
Sufentanil and Ketamine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
2 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Sep 2010to Jul 2011
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • age between 18 and 75 yrs
  • class ASA I, II or III
  • lung surgery

Who cannot join

  • Contra-indication to the achievement of epidural analgesia
  • Preoperative chronic pain,
  • Contra-indication to ketamine
  • Hypersensitivity to ketamine or any excipients
  • Uncontrolled hypertension,
  • Stroke
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  • Heart failure
  • Hepatic porphyria
  • Contra-indication to sufentanil
  • Hypersensitivity to sufentanil, opioids or any excipients
  • Treatment with an opioid agonist-antagonist,
  • Contra-indication to levobupivacaine
  • Hypersensitivity to levobupivacaine, local anesthetics of the amide or any excipients
  • Hypotension, shock

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hopital Foch

    Suresnes, 92150

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About this study

Official title: Thoracic Epidural Analgesia: Epidural Levobupivacaine and Sufentanil Versus Epidural Levobupivacaine and Intravenous Ketamine

Thoracic epidural analgesia is often proposed to thoracotomized patients. A local anesthetic and an opioid are generally associated to produce an epidural analgesia. However, opioid epidural administration is frequently associated with adverse effects as nausea, vomiting, urinary retention, ... On the other hand, iv ketamine has been demonstrated to be an effective analgesic.

The purpose of the study is to compare the epidural administration of levobupivacaine and sufentanil or the epidural administration of levobupivacaine associated with the iv administration of ketamine.

Being tested
Sufentanil, Ketamine
Keywords
thoracic epidural analgesia, epidural opioid, ketamine, adverse effect

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SufentanilDrug

    Epidural infusion of levobupivacaine (1,25 mg/ml) and sufentanil(1 ml = 50 µg diluted in the 200 ml bag of levobupivacaine) IV infusion of saline (placebo for ketamine)

  • KetamineDrug

    Epidural infusion of levobupivacaine (1,25 mg/ml) and saline (1 ml = 50 µg diluted in the 200 ml bag of levobupivacaine) IV infusion of ketamine (2 µg/kg/minute) Up to the third postoperative day (6 PM)

Study groups in NCT01320475
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
iv KetamineExperimentalEpidural infusion of levobupivacaine and saline (placebo for sufentanil)and iv infusion of ketamine Up to the third postoperative day (6 PM)
Receives: Drug: Ketamine
SufentanilActive comparatorEpidural infusion of levobupivacaine (1,25 mg/ml) and sufentanil(1 ml = 50 µg diluted in the 200 ml bag of levobupivacaine) IV infusion of saline (placebo for ketamine)
Receives: Drug: Sufentanil

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Occurrence of an adverse event due to the analgesic protocol

    Measured: one week

  2. Efficacy of the analgesic regimen

    Measured: third postoperative day

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. postoperative rehabilitation

    Measured: two weeks

  2. postoperative complications (pulmonary, others)

    Measured: one month

  3. length of stay

    Measured: one month

  4. patient's satisfaction

    Measured: sortie de l'hopital

  5. Occurence of a chronic pain

    Measured: end the first postoperative year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Mar 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2010
  3. Primary completionJul 2011
  4. Study completionJul 2011

Why it stopped: Difficulty of Recruitment

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
2 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01320475
Sponsor's protocol ID
2009/04
Status last verified
Sep 2016
First submitted
19 Mar 2011
Last updated
23 Sep 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Sufentanil and Ketamine in people with Thoracic Surgery, run by Hopital Foch at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Sep 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Difficulty of Recruitment). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Occurrence of an adverse event due to the analgesic protocol (time frame: one week). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Sep 2016.

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