Can we skip opioids in Weight-Loss surgery? new study tests safer pain control
NCT ID NCT05752799
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at two ways to manage pain during weight-loss surgery (sleeve gastrectomy) in 70 adults. One group gets standard opioid painkillers, the other gets a mix of non-opioid drugs. The goal is to see if the opioid-free approach can reduce opioid use and still control pain well. Researchers will track pain scores and when patients first ask for extra pain relief.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18y and \<75y * morbid obesity confirmed diagnosis * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) II-III * elective laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * bradycardia, bundle branch block, hypotension, postural hypotension * obstructive sleep apnoea * history of depression * chronic corticosteroid use or intraoperative administration of more than 8mg of prednisolone or equivalent * refusal to participate
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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G.Gennimatas General Hospital
Athens, 11527, Greece
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