Which painkiller is safer after lung surgery? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07434427
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two pain medicines given through a pump that patients control after lung surgery. About 200 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either buprenorphine or oxycodone for 48 hours after surgery. The goal is to see which drug provides better pain relief with fewer breathing problems and side effects.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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18 to 75 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * qualification for elective thoracic surgery performed using the VATS technique, physical status ASA I-III, anticipated use of PCA in the postoperative period, patient's consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * inability to provide informed consent, * hypersensitivity to opioids or study medications, * chronic opioid therapy, * previously diagnosed chronic pain, * chronic use of analgesic medications, * disorders of consciousness preventing appropriate use of the PCA pump, * severe renal or hepatic insufficiency, * pregnancy or breastfeeding, * clinically relevant drug interactions (rifampicin, carbamazepine, CYP3A4 inhibitors).
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