Can a smart monitor reduce opioid use during hip surgery?
NCT ID NCT07747142
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two ways of managing pain during total hip replacement surgery: one uses a device called CARDEAN® to guide the amount of opioid painkiller given, and the other avoids opioids entirely. The goal is to see if the CARDEAN-guided method is just as good at controlling pain after surgery as the opioid-free method. The trial involves 140 adults scheduled for hip replacement under general anesthesia, and it will measure how much morphine they need in the first 24 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
- CARDEAN®-guided titrated opioid-sparing anesthesia (using sufentanil) compared to opioid-free anesthesia
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a way to manage pain during hip replacement surgery with fewer opioids, potentially leading to faster recovery and earlier discharge from the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with a modest number of participants, and the results may not apply to all patients or hospitals. There is also a risk that the CARDEAN-guided method might not be as effective as opioid-free anesthesia in controlling pain after surgery.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
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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: * Men and women * Patient aged at least 18 years * Signed informed consent * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class 1 to 3 * Scheduled total hip arthroplasty under general anesthesia (anterior or lateral approach) with local analgesic infiltration performed by the surgeon at the end of the procedure * Affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * ASA Class 4 or 5 * Emergency hip surgery * Indication for an anesthesia technique other than general anesthesia (patient preference, benefit-risk ratio, etc.) * Permanent cardiac arrhythmia or permanent cardiac pacing (invalid CARDEAN® index) * Resting bradycardia \< 50 bpm * Second- or third-degree atrioventricular block * Chronic opioid user * Refusal of consent * Patient unable to read, write, or understand French * Vulnerable patient as defined by Article L1121-6 of the Public Health Code (CSP) * Adult patient under guardianship, curatorship, or judicial protection * Patient unable to personally provide consent as defined by Article L.1121-8 of the CSP, or an adult under legal protection * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman as defined by Article L1121-5 of the CSP
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pole Sante Oreliance, Polyclinique des Longues Allees
Saran, 45770, France
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