New painkiller injection could ease recovery after hernia repair
NCT ID NCT05813847
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new local anesthetic called CPL-01 to control pain after open inguinal hernia repair. 518 adults received either CPL-01, a placebo, or an active control injection right after surgery. Researchers measured pain levels during activity over time to see if CPL-01 provides better relief than standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CPL-01 (a local anesthetic injection)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new way to manage pain after hernia surgery, potentially reducing the need for opioids.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet public. The treatment may not prove better than existing options, and any new drug carries risks of side effects like allergic reactions or injection-site issues.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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518 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 75 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: * Able to sign Informed Consent * Scheduled to have inguinal hernia repair * Be a reasonably healthy adult 18 - 75 years of age * Body mass index ≤ 39 kg/m2 * If biologically female, not pregnant or planning to become pregnant * If biologically male, using acceptable birth control * Be willing and able to complete study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Previously inguinal herniorrhaphy * Concurrent painful condition that may require analgesic treatment * History or clinical manifestation of significant medical, neuropsychiatric, or other condition, significant abnormal clinical laboratory test value, or known bleeding abnormality that could preclude or impair study participation * Clinically significant existing arrhythmia, bundle branch block or abnormal ECG, myocardial infarction, or coronary arterial bypass graft surgery within the prior 12 months * History of malignant hyperthermia or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. * Impaired liver function (e.g., alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\] \> 3 × upper limit of normal \[ULN\] or total bilirubin \> 2 × ULN), active hepatic disease, or cirrhosis. * Impaired renal function (e.g., creatinine \> 1.5 × ULN). * Malignancy in the past year * Known or suspected daily use of opioids for 7 or more consecutive days within the previous 6 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Todd Bertoch
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101, United States
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