New painkiller combo under study: could it improve chronic pain treatment?
NCT ID NCT07710560
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial investigates how a new experimental drug called KL0011034 interacts with alfentanil, a strong opioid painkiller, in adults with moderate-to-severe chronic pain. The study measures how the drugs affect each other's levels in the body and monitors safety. Participants receive single doses of each drug alone and together to compare the effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- KL0011034 injection and alfentanil hydrochloride injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help determine safe dosing when combining KL0011034 with alfentanil for chronic pain management.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 27 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Drug interactions could cause unexpected side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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 55 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. patients with moderate-to-severe non-cancerous chronic pain (Age: 18\~55 years, NRS score≥4); 2. Body Weight: Male≥50.0kg, Female≥45.0kg; 19.0 ≤BMI≤ 26.0; 3. There were no abnormalities in clinically significant physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, abdominal B-ultrasound, laboratory tests; Exclusion Criteria: 1. Allergy or Drug hypersensitivity; 2. Clinically significant Medical History; 3. History of anesthesia accident, history of serious adverse reactions of anesthesia, or family history of anesthesia accidents, or contraindications to general anesthesia; 4. Dyspnoea or suspected difficult airway, or predicting difficult endotracheal intubation; 5. History of bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnea syndrome; 6. History of adrenal insufficiency or adrenal tumor or hereditary heme biosynthesis disorder or hereditary acute porphyria; 7. History of any surgery within 3 months; 8. History of any Medication within 14 days; 9. History of any inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 or CYP2C19 enzymes within 30 days; 10. History of any clinical study within 3 months; 11. History of any vaccine within 1 month; 12. History of any drug abuse; 13. Needle sickness, Hematosickness; 14. Massive blood loss (\> 400 mL) in the past 3 months; 15. Female volunteers are pregnant or lactating; 16. History of unprotected sex within 2 weeks; 17. Heavy smoker ( more than 5 cigarettes/day) within 3 months; 18. History of alcohol abuse,or heavy alcohol intake (more than 14 units a week) within 6 months; 19. Heavy caffeine intake; 20. History of grapefruit, xanthine-rich foods intake within 48 hours; 21. Positive alcohol test; 22. Positive nicotine test; 23. Positive drugs of abuse test result.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Third XIANGYA Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, 410205, China
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