New Painkiller's breathing risks scrutinized in 204-Patient trial
NCT ID NCT04979247
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study involved 204 adults having major surgery to see what side effects oliceridine, a pain medicine, might cause. Researchers focused on breathing problems like low oxygen levels. The goal was to better understand the drug's safety, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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204 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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: * ≥18 years old * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1-4 * Scheduled for major noncardiac surgery expected to last at least 2 hours * Expected to remain hospitalized at least two postoperative nights * Scheduled for general endotracheal, spinal anesthesia, or the combination * Expected to require substantial opioid analgesia, defined as ≥20 mg morphine equivalents * Expected to have patient-controlled intravenous analgesia. Exclusion Criteria: * Are demented or otherwise cannot provide valid consent * Have contraindications to oliceridine * Used legal or illegal opioids chronically, defined as \>15 mg morphine equivalents for \>15 days during the month before consenting by history * Have language, vision, or hearing impairments that may compromise continuous ventilation monitoring * Have planned epidural anesthesia/analgesia * Planned spinal morphine administration * Are designated Do Not Resuscitate, hospice, or receiving end of life therapy * Are expected to require postoperative mechanical ventilation or ICU admission * Are expected to receive intrathecal opioids * Are expected to receive gabapentin, pregabalin or other analgesic adjuvants * Use oxygen at home * Are unwilling or unable to comply fully with study procedures (including not tolerating the capnography cannula) * Are known to be pregnant or breastfeeding * Use CPAP at home * Have previously participated in the trial
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44111, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Wake Forest Bapist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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