Could a common numbing drug replace morphine after surgery?
NCT ID NCT07419815
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether giving lidocaine through a vein during surgery can lower pain and the need for morphine afterward. Sixty-two adults having staging laparoscopy will receive either lidocaine or a saltwater placebo. The goal is to see if lidocaine can reduce opioid side effects like nausea and breathing trouble.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lidocaine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to control pain after surgery using less morphine, reducing nausea, vomiting, and breathing problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 62 people. Lidocaine may not work better than placebo, and there is a risk of allergic reactions or side effects from the infusion.
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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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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 60 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. Age between 18 to 60 years. 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists grade 1 and 2 patients. 3. Both Genders 4. Elective staging Laparoscopy Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients allergic to lidocaine. 2. Patients refusal. 3. Patients having a history of chronic pain. 4. Patients already using opioids for pain control 5. Use of suxamethonium. 6. Procedures taking longer than 60 minutes
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54470, Pakistan