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New painkiller oliceridine tested against morphine in back surgery patients
NCT ID NCT06990893
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a newer painkiller called oliceridine with two standard drugs, morphine and sufentanil, for pain relief after lumbar spine surgery. Ninety adults will receive one of the three drugs through a patient-controlled pump. The main goal is to see how well each drug controls pain during movement six hours after surgery, and to check for side effects like nausea or drowsiness.
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 oliceridine works as well as or better than morphine or sufentanil, it could offer a new option for managing pain after back surgery with possibly fewer side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study is still recruiting, and it is not yet known if oliceridine is truly safer or more effective than existing drugs.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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 65 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Lumbar spine surgery with ASA grades I-III * Aged 18-65 years * Ethically, the patient voluntarily accepted this trial and signed the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Severe respiratory and circulatory system diseases * Nervous system disease * Mental and psychological disorders * Abnormal liver and kidney functions * Participated in another drug clinical research within the past 30 days
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Department of Anqing Hospital Anesthesiology
RECRUITINGAnqing, Anhui, 246003, China
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