New pain combo may improve recovery after oral cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07401641
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two painkiller combinations—dezocine plus sufentanil versus nalbuphine plus sufentanil—for pain relief after oral cancer surgery with flap reconstruction. Sixty adults will receive one of the two combinations through a patient-controlled pump. The goal is to see which provides better pain control, fewer side effects, and better flap survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dezocine and nalbuphine (opioid painkillers)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could identify a safer, more effective pain management option for oral cancer patients after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drugs are already approved, so no major breakthrough is expected.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- 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: 1. Diagnosed with oral malignant tumor. 2. Scheduled for oral cancer radical surgery with free flap reconstruction at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital. 3. Age between 18 and 70 years. 4. Sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Use of analgesic medications within two weeks prior to surgery. 2. History of diabetes, arteriosclerosis, or peripheral vascular disease. 3. Use of hormones, chemotherapy, or immunosuppressants. 4. Severe cardiac, pulmonary, hematological, hepatic, or renal diseases. 5. Known allergy to the study drugs.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen Universit
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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