New study tests simple trick to stop pain after nerve block wears off
NCT ID NCT07666971
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving scheduled morphine doses alongside on-demand pain relief can prevent the severe 'rebound pain' that often occurs when a nerve block wears off after orthopedic surgery. One hundred adults having arm or leg surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either on-demand morphine alone or on-demand plus scheduled slow-release morphine. The main goal is to see which group reports less worst pain in the first 24 hours after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Morphine (oral, immediate-release and slow-release)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple way to prevent severe rebound pain after surgery, reducing the need for extra painkillers and improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants. The results may not apply to all surgeries or patients, and adding scheduled morphine could increase side effects like nausea or drowsiness.
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Study facts
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- 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patients scheduled for elective orthopaedic surgery on the upper limb * Patients scheduled for elective orthopaedic surgery on the lower limb. * Score ASA I-III; Patients aged over 18 years; Signed informed consent. * Surgery under general anaesthesia or under sedation Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal or inability to understand the informed consent * Allergy to any of the following medications: ropivacaine, paracetamol, ibuprofen, ketorolac, morphine,sufentanil, ondansetron, or dexamethasone * Patients with long term opioid treatment * Bleeding diathesis * Neurological disorders of the operated limb * Known renal insufficiency (eGFR \<30 mL/min) * Known hepatic insufficiency (Child-Pugh class B or C); * Pregnant or breastfeeding women; * Alcohol dependence syndrome; * Patients under spinal anaesthesia; * Patients undergoing amputation procedures
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHUV, Centre Hospitalier Vaudois
Lausanne, 1000, Switzerland
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