Status:

RECRUITING

Evaluation of Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Absorption in Hemodynamically Unstable ICU Patients.

Lead Sponsor:

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Conditions:

Pain Management

Critical Illness

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Brief Summary

This study investigates how well fentanyl is absorbed through the skin when delivered via a transdermal patch in critically ill surgical ICU patients. It compares hemodynamically stable patients with ...

Detailed Description

This is a single-center, pharmacokinetic study evaluating fentanyl absorption from transdermal patches in critically ill patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (ICU). A total of 40 pati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults aged 18-70 years.
  • Male or female patients.
  • Admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (ICU).
  • Indications for pain management using fentanyl.

Exclusion

  • No clinical indication for fentanyl analgesia (e.g., pain well controlled with non-opioid medications).
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to fentanyl.
  • Contraindications to fentanyl (e.g., severe constipation, hepatic failure)
  • Patients infected with multidrug-resistant organisms require high-level isolation (biosafety level 2 or higher).
  • Hemodynamically very unstable patients requiring \>20 drops/hour of norepinephrine (4 mg/50 mL), with or without vasopressin support.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 22 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 22 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06966869

Start Date

April 22 2025

End Date

April 22 2028

Last Update

May 13 2025

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Tel Aviv Medical Center

Tel Aviv, Israel, Israel

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