New combo pain plan aims to cut opioid use after abscess surgery
NCT ID NCT07358065
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a dynamic pain management plan that combines Western medicine with traditional Chinese techniques like acupuncture and herbal baths for people recovering from perianal abscess surgery. The goal is to see if this approach reduces pain, lowers the need for strong painkillers, and improves recovery. The trial will enroll 135 patients and compare three different pain management strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- flurbiprofen, diclofenac sodium, opioids, auricular point pressing, wrist-ankle acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine sitz bath
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a better, standardized pain management pathway that reduces pain and opioid use after perianal abscess surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (135 participants) at a single center, so results may not apply broadly. The added benefit of traditional Chinese medicine components is uncertain.
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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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About 135 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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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: * Diagnosed with primary perianal abscess by clinical examinations (digital rectal examination, ultrasound, or MRI) and undergoing incision and drainage or radical surgical treatment; * Abscess diameter ≥ 2 cm or accompanied by obvious abscess cavity formation; * Patients are willing and able to participate in the pain management plan, understand the importance of pain management, and actively cooperate; * No severe coagulation disorders. Exclusion Criteria: * Complicated with specific infectious diseases such as Crohn's disease or tuberculosis; * Unclear source of postoperative pain (i.e., the patient's pain is uncertain or unrelated to the surgery); * Having definite contraindications, including drug allergies or inability to accept certain pain management methods adopted in the study; * Pregnant or lactating women; * Patients unable to cooperate with the study, such as those with cognitive impairment, history of mental illness, or communication difficulties; * Patients with long-term use of analgesic drugs and developed drug tolerance; * Complicated with uncontrolled cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (NYHA cardiac function Class Ⅲ-Ⅳ), liver or kidney insufficiency (Child-Pugh Class C or eGFR \< 30 ml/min/1.73m²), etc.; * Abscess secondary to rectal tumors, trauma, or iatrogenic injury; * Postoperative occurrence of severe complications (e.g., massive hemorrhage, sepsis) or combined infection in other parts; * Patients receiving only non-surgical treatments such as simple puncture and aspiration of pus.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Putian University
Putian, Fujian, China