Could a simple infusion during surgery stop pain before it starts?
NCT ID NCT07676942
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates whether giving lidocaine or dexmedetomidine through a vein during urethral reconstruction surgery can lower pain right after surgery and reduce the chance of chronic pain lasting months later. About 80 adults scheduled for this surgery will receive one of the two drugs or a placebo. The goal is to see if these well-known, safe medications can improve recovery and prevent long-term pain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lidocaine and dexmedetomidine
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these well-known drugs could become a standard way to prevent long-term pain after urethral surgery, reducing opioid use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial. The drugs may not reduce chronic pain more than placebo, and side effects like low blood pressure or slow heart rate are possible.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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Male participants only
- 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: * ASA status less or equal 3 * Scheduled for reconstructive surgery of urethra * Able to understand information provided and to sign informed consent for participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * known allergy to one of the investigated medications * current chronic pain * known chronic use of opioids, gabapentinoids and antidepressants
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education
Warsaw, 01-355, Poland
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