Can a skin patch before surgery ease Post-Op pain?
NCT ID NCT07733128
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a buprenorphine patch applied before video-assisted chest surgery can improve pain control when added to standard pain medicines. Adults scheduled for elective unilateral VATS will receive either the active patch or a placebo. Pain levels will be measured over the first week after surgery, along with the need for extra painkillers and side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a 5 mcg/hour transdermal buprenorphine patch
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-invasive way to improve pain control after chest surgery and reduce the need for rescue opioids.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial. The patch may not significantly reduce pain, and side effects like nausea or itching 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 90 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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Jul 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 years and older
- 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 18 years or older. * Scheduled for elective unilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III. * Able to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to buprenorphine or any component of the transdermal patch. * Chronic opioid use before surgery. * Severe hepatic impairment. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Inability to complete postoperative pain assessments. * Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with study participation or outcome assessment.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clínica Dávila
RECRUITINGSantiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 8431657, Chile
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