Can skipping opioids during surgery improve recovery?
NCT ID NCT07739641
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026
Summary
This trial asks whether avoiding opioids during general anesthesia can improve recovery quality in women undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy. It compares an opioid-free approach using dexmedetomidine and ketamine with a standard fentanyl-based anesthesia. The study tracks postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting, and the need for rescue pain medication. Participants are women aged 40-65 scheduled for elective laparoscopic hysterectomy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Opioid-free anesthesia using dexmedetomidine and ketamine, compared to fentanyl-based anesthesia
- What this could lead to
- If opioid-free anesthesia works well, it could offer a way to reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting while managing pain effectively, improving recovery after hysterectomy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small trial, and results may not apply to all patients. Opioid-free anesthesia might not control pain as well as opioids, and the drugs used have their own side effects.
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Study facts
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- 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 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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40 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Undergoing a scheduled laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery under general anaesthesia. * Age group: 40-65 years old. * BMI\<35. * ASA I-II. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency hysterectomy. * Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study. * HR \< 50 bpm (chronic treatment by beta blockers, heart block patients). * Alcohol or drug abuse. * Psychiatric disease. * Liver impairment. Kidney impairment
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams
Cairo, Abbasia, 00202, Egypt
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