New pain drug could cut opioid use after stomach surgery
NCT ID NCT07330063
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new painkiller called anrikefon in 114 people recovering from laparoscopic stomach cancer surgery. The drug aims to control pain with fewer side effects like nausea and drowsiness than standard opioids. Researchers will measure how much extra opioid pain medicine patients need and how well they tolerate the treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- anrikefon (Anruikefen)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, anrikefon could offer a safer way to manage pain after stomach surgery, with fewer side effects like nausea and less need for strong opioids.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (Phase 2) with only 114 participants. The drug is already approved in China for abdominal surgery pain, but results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 114 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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 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: * Aged between 18 and 70 years old (inclusive). * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification Class I-III. * Body Mass Index (BMI) ranging from 18 kg/m² to 30 kg/m² (inclusive). * Patients scheduled for elective total laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer under general anesthesia, with surgical duration \< 5 hours. * Surgical incision length \< 8 cm. * Voluntarily agree to participate in the trial and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing emergency surgery or suffering from trauma. * Patients who undergo conversion to open surgery or laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer during the operation. * Patients who refuse to receive Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia (PCIA). * Patients with a history of prior abdominal surgery. * Patients expected to require prolonged endotracheal intubation after surgery.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
Tianjin, 不限, 300000, China
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