New combo may ease Post-Surgery pain
NCT ID NCT06007378
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding ketamine or a fentanyl patch to a standard nerve block can improve pain control after laparoscopic colorectal surgery. 120 adults were enrolled. The main goal was to see how long it took before patients needed extra pain medicine.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine, ketamine, fentanyl patch
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point to a better way to manage pain after colorectal surgery, reducing the need for strong painkillers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study without a phase, so results may not apply to all patients. Side effects from the added drugs are possible.
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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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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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21 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 laparoscopic colorectal surgery. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy to one of the study medications. * Skin infections at the site of the needle puncture. * Hepatic, renal or cardiac dysfunction. * Patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain-Shams University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
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