New Long-Lasting numbing shot could ease hemorrhoid surgery pain
NCT ID NCT07442539
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a long-acting numbing drug called liposomal bupivacaine can control pain for up to 72 hours after hemorrhoid surgery better than standard numbing medicine. About 156 adults having hemorrhoid surgery will receive either the long-acting drug or regular bupivacaine injected into the surgical area. The main goal is to see if patients need less rescue pain medication in the first 48 hours after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- liposomal bupivacaine (a long-acting numbing drug)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simpler, longer-lasting way to manage pain after hemorrhoid surgery, reducing the need for strong painkillers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 156 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than standard care, and side effects like allergic reactions or nerve issues are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 156 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 64 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: 1. Patients scheduled for elective Hemorrhoid Surgery under general anesthesia; 2. Ages 18 to 64 years old; 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I-III; 4. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 15; 5. Patients must be able to understand the nature and potential personal consequences of the clinical trial, signing of the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of chronic pain syndrome of any cause. 2. Patients with heart conduction block (sinus block or atrioventricular block). 3. Patients with unstable coronary artery disease. 4. Patients with gastric ulcer or gastric bleeding. 5. Patients with diabetes and are being treated with insulin. 6. Subjects with coagulation dysfunction (prothrombin time or activated partial thromboplastin time is higher than the normal threshold) or patients who are taking oral anticoagulants for other medical reasons and have not stopped it before surgery, such as warfarin or new anticoagulants rivaroxaban or dabigatran. 7. Patients with abnormal liver function: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 2× the upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin (TBIL) ≥ 1.5×ULN. 8. Patients with renal impairment (serum creatinine \> 176 µmol/L) or receiving dialysis treatment within 28 days before surgery. 9. Patients with a history of diagnosed mental illness or currently taking psychotropic medication. 10. Excessive alcohol or drug abuse, chronic opioid use (more than 2 weeks or 3 days per week for more than 1 month), use of drugs with confirmed or suspected sedative or analgesic effects, or use of any painkiller within 24 h before surgery. 11. Pregnancy or breastfeeding. 12. Extreme body mass index (BMI) (\< 15 or \> 35). 13. Participation in another interventional trial that interferes with the intervention or outcome of this trial. 14. Patients with a history of allergy to local anaesthetics or one of the study drugs.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070, China
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