Researchers to measure drug liking during procedures
NCT ID NCT07348172
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to understand how medications used during medical procedures affect patients' feelings of liking or disliking the drug. About 100 adults scheduled for surgery will rate their drug liking and have their brain activity measured. The results will help doctors better understand the effects of these medications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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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Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification of I, II or III * Candidates who are expected to receive fentanyl up to 3 mcg/kg IBW for their scheduled for surgery or procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Craniofacial abnormalities * Known or suspected difficult intubation or mask ventilation * Known or suspected need for rapid sequence induction and intubation * Allergies or hypersensitivities to amisulpride or fentanyl * Clinically significant pulmonary disease, such as chronic obstructive lung disease requiring long-term oxygen therapy, or other conditions that, in the study team's judgment, may increase the risk of severe respiratory depression with opioid administration * History of long QT syndrome * Any heart rhythm other than normal sinus rhythm (including but not limited to atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, paced rhythms, ventricular tachycardia, or any supraventricular tachycardia) * History of Torsades de Pointes * History of psychosis * History of movement disorders e.g. Parkinson's Disease * Past chronic use of anti-psychotics * Current use of amisulpride, droperidol, levodopa, lithium, clozapine, metoclopramide, benzodiazepines * Current use of opioids * History of opiate abuse within the last 3 years * Known or suspected severe chronic pain condition that require use of opiates or limit daily activities * History of pheochromocytoma * History of concomitant prolactin-dependent tumors e.g. prolactinoma, breast cancer * Pregnancy or nursing * Failure to satisfy the investigator of fitness to participate for any other reason
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford Hospital
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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