Could a simple drug combo speed up recovery after colon cancer surgery?
NCT ID NCT07414706
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving lidocaine through a vein during surgery, plus injecting ropivacaine into the surgical cuts, helps people recover better after laparoscopic colon cancer surgery. About 182 adults will be randomly assigned to get either the lidocaine plus ropivacaine or ropivacaine alone. The main goal is to see if the combination improves overall recovery, pain, and the need for painkillers.
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 ropivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a simple, drug-based way to help people recover faster and with less pain after laparoscopic colon surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a moderate-sized phase 3 trial, but it only looks at short-term recovery after one type of surgery. The benefit may be small, and there is a risk of side effects from the drugs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 182 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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Sep 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.
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing scheduled colorectal cancer surgery via laparoscopy. * Patient aged 18 years or older. * Informed consent obtained and signed. * Affiliation to a social security system. Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy or contraindication to lidocaine or ropivacaine. * Allergy or contraindication to paracetamol, nefopam ketamine, propofol, dexamethasone, sufentanil, Celebrex or parecoxib, morphine derivatives, and colorectal surgery by laparotomy * Colorectal surgery with a non-cancerous indication. * Chronic preoperative pain (defined as persistent pain for more than 3 months). * Preoperative use of opioids or opioid derivatives. * Patients with psychiatric disorders. * Patients for whom self-assessment of pain using a self-reported scale cannot be performed (non-communicative, non-French speaking, etc.). * Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Patients under guardianship, curatorship, or legal protection.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80480, France
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