Pain management study for opioid users on buprenorphine withdrawn before it began
NCT ID NCT04091009
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to compare two ways of managing pain after surgery in people taking buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. One group would continue their usual dose, while the other would receive a lower dose around the time of surgery. The goal was to see which approach better controls pain and reduces cravings or relapse. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- buprenorphine/naloxone
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help guide doctors on whether to lower or maintain buprenorphine doses during surgery to better manage pain and reduce relapse risk.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available. The approach may not work as hoped, and individual responses to dose changes can vary.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2019
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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 65 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: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) health class I-III * Currently taking buprenorphine or buprenorphine/naloxone daily at a dose of at least 16mg per day for at least the prior 30 days for treatment of Opioid Use Disorder by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria * Scheduled for surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital where greater than 3/10 pain is expected on post-operative day 1 Exclusion Criteria: * Participants unable to consent to the study * Renal insufficency with a glomerular filtration rate \<30ml/min (participants would be unable to use ketorolac which is a part of the multimodal anesthetic plan) * Liver cirrhosis with a Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score \> 25 (participants would be unable to use Tylenol which is part of the multimodal anesthetic plan)
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