New pain combo eases liver cancer procedure recovery
NCT ID NCT07315022
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a combination of two pain medicines (hydromorphone and flurbiprofen) could help control pain during and after a liver cancer treatment called TACE. 129 adults with intermediate-to-advanced liver cancer took part. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce pain and side effects, helping patients recover faster.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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129 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Aug 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
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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pathologically or clinically diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma according to the "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer" issued by the National Health Commission of China in 2024; 2. staged as China Liver Cancer Stage II-III1 or 2022 Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage B-C14; 3. liver function classified as Child-Pugh grade A or B; 4. ECOG PS score 0-215; 5. meeting the following hematological criteria: white blood cell count ≥3×10⁹/L, platelet count ≥50×10⁹/L, hemoglobin ≥80 g/L, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤twice the upper limit of normal (ULN), serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN, INR \<1.5 or prothrombin time \<ULN + 4 s, albumin (ALB) ≥30 g/L, total bilirubin \<34 mmol/L. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of iodine contrast allergy; 2. severe psychological or psychiatric disorders; 3. history of long-term analgesic medication use; 4. severe cardiopulmonary disease; 5. severe uncontrolled infection; 6. incomplete medical records.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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