Study on best pain control for surgery patients with high blood pressure canceled
NCT ID NCT01884298
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to compare two ways of managing pain during abdominal surgery in people aged 50-70 with isolated systolic hypertension. One method uses opioids, the other uses an epidural. The goal was to see which leads to shorter hospital stays and fewer complications. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2013
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- Expected to finish
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Dec 2015
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
adults aged 50-70 with isolated systolic hypertension .
- Ages
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50 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- adults aged 50-70 with isolated systolic hypertension . Exclusion Criteria: * age \< 50 yr, ASA grade IV, severe cardiac or pulmonary insufficiency (FEV1 \< 1 litre) , malignant hypertension, psychiatric illness (intake of psychiatric medication other than selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors), diastolic blood pressure more than 110 mmHg. emergency surgery, coagulopathy, significant renal and hepatic dysfunction (creatinine \> 50% or liver enzymes \> 50% upper limit of normal values)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PKU 1st hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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