Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Tolerability of Controlled-release Oxycodone on Postoperative Pain in Oncologic Head and Neck Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Instituto Nacional de Cancer, Brazil

Conditions:

Postoperative Nausea

Adverse Effects

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Brief Summary

The hypothesis of this study is that controlled release oxycodone can be safe and well tolerated for the control of postoperative pain in surgery for head and neck cancer. The primary objective is to ...

Detailed Description

Phase IV clinical trial, observational, prospective, open approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva - INCA, Brazil (no. 10/2010). The Instr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients on postoperative head and neck oncologic surgery
  • 2 and 3 American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status
  • moderate to severe postoperative pain
  • elective surgery
  • able to swallow tablets whole (not chewed, broken or crushed) in the immediate postoperative period after recovery of cognitive functions.

Exclusion

  • pregnant or breastfeeding
  • allergic to oxycodone and other opioids
  • gastrectomized or colostomized
  • asthmatics with severe organ dysfunction
  • history or suspected paralytic ileus
  • history psychiatric disorders
  • severe respiratory depression
  • patients who are receiving opioid analgesics in baseline
  • history of abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs
  • plasma glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase above 48 U / l (men) and 40 U / I (women) and / or glutamic pyruvic transaminase above 53 U / l (men) and 40 U / I (women)
  • plasma creatinine above 1.7 mg / dl and / or urea above 65 mg / dl
  • emergency surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

83 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01834898

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

October 1 2012

Last Update

April 18 2013

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Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20230-130