New painkiller cocktail cuts opioid use after gallbladder surgery
NCT ID NCT07388251
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding dexmedetomidine to a common numbing medicine (bupivacaine) could improve pain control after laparoscopic gallbladder removal. Thirty adults having elective surgery were randomly assigned to receive either the combo or bupivacaine alone, sprayed inside the belly at the end of surgery. The combo group reported less pain in the first 24 hours, waited longer before needing extra pain relief, and used fewer opioids, with no serious side effects.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. * ASA I and II. * Agreement to participate in the study by the participant or his local guardian. Exclusion Criteria: * BMI less than 18 or \> 30 kg/m2. * Psychiatric illness. * Coagulation disorders. * Those allergic to local anesthetics, or dexmedetomidine. * Patients with heart block or heart rate less than 50 bpm. * Intraoperatively, patients who will be converted into open cholecystectomy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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intensive care unit Department, Ain Shams University Hospital
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 11517, Egypt
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