Smart pain monitor could cut opioid use in robotic surgery
NCT ID NCT05662371
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a device called the Nociception Level (NOL) monitor, which tracks pain signals during surgery. The goal is to help doctors give the right amount of pain medicine, avoiding too much or too little. The trial will include 60 adults having robotic colorectal surgery and will measure painkiller use, recovery quality, and hospital stay length.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nociception Level monitor (NOL) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help doctors give just the right amount of pain medicine during surgery, reducing side effects and speeding up recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants. The device may not improve outcomes significantly, and results may not apply to other types of surgery.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * American Society of Anaesthesiologists score III-IV * Scheduled for elective major robot-assisted colorectal surgeries Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to give informed consent * planned spinal or epidural anaesthesia * all forms of regional anaesthesia, including wound infiltration * nonelective procedures * pregnancy or lactation * atrial fibrillation
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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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Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Research Unit
RECRUITINGAabenraa, Denmark
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