New pain combo could cut opioid use after stoma surgery
NCT ID NCT07368075
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested two different drug combinations for pain relief after stoma reversal surgery. 86 adults received either ropivacaine plus dexamethasone or ropivacaine plus dexmedetomidine in a nerve block. The goal was to see which combination provides longer pain relief and reduces the need for opioids. The trial is already completed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ropivacaine plus dexamethasone or ropivacaine plus dexmedetomidine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point to a better way to manage pain after abdominal surgery, reducing the need for opioids and their side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 86 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study compares two existing drugs, so no new treatment is being developed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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86 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Age limit: 18-60 years 2. Gender of patient i.e., male or female. 3. Patients listed for abdominal surgeries 4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) the status of I or II Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with history of drug allergy. 2. Patients with liver disease, kidney disease, cardiac disease or sickle cell anemia,severe preeclampsia CNS disorder on history. Clinical and laboratory assessment 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA status III or IV) 4. Patients with morbid obesity 5, Raynaud's disease 6\. Patients on adrenoceptor agonists or antagonists or narcotics before the operation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahiwal Medical College
Sāhīwāl, Punjab Province, 57000, Pakistan
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