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New painkiller aims to prevent gut woes after brain surgery
NCT ID NCT07650812
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a drug called oliceridine can reduce stomach and bowel problems after brain surgery. About 176 adults having brain tumor removal will receive either oliceridine or a standard opioid during surgery. The goal is to see if oliceridine lowers the risk of nausea, vomiting, and constipation, which can be dangerous after neurosurgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oliceridine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to reduce nausea, vomiting, and constipation after brain surgery, potentially lowering the risk of bleeding.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial that hasn't started yet. The benefit over standard opioids is unproven, and oliceridine may still cause side effects.
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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 176 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 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: * Patients undergoing selective neurosurgical resection of craniocerebral tumors; * Age ≥ 18 years old; * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1-3; * Sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unable to complete scale assessment due to preoperative language dysfunction or communication impairment; * Patients with preoperative symptoms of posterior cranial nerve injury and who need to retain a tracheal tube; * Patients with insular, brainstem, or medullary lesions that may impair early postoperative recovery of consciousness; * Patients undergoing intracranial lesion resection via the transsphenoidal approach; * Patients with a history of previous abdominal surgery; * Patients with BMI \> 35.0 kg/m2; * Patients with liver or kidney dysfunction; * Patients with a history of allergic or adverse reactions to the test drug; * Patients with a history of drug abuse; * Pregnant or lactating women.
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