New device aims to replace opioids with 28 days of pain relief after surgery
NCT ID NCT07336355
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study was designed to test a device called RELAY that delivers both local anesthetic and electrical nerve stimulation through a single catheter after knee surgery. The goal was to provide up to 28 days of pain control, longer than current options. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data was collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RELAY device (catheter delivering local anesthetic and electrical nerve stimulation)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could provide up to 28 days of pain relief after surgery, reducing the need for opioids.
- What could go wrong
- This study was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results are available. The approach is still experimental and may not prove effective or safe in practice.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 years and older
- 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: 1. Adult participants of at least 18 years of age 2. Undergoing a rotator cuff repair, total shoulder arthroplasty, ankle arthroplasty/arthrodesis, or foot surgery anticipated to result in moderate-to-severe pain for at least one week 3. Planned single-injection peripheral nerve block(s) 4. An Android or Apple smart phone able to download the Gate Keeper controller app Exclusion Criteria: 1. Chronic opioid or tramadol use (daily within prior 2 weeks and duration \> 4 weeks) 2. Neuro-muscular deficit of the surgical limb 3. Compromised immune system based on medical history (e.g., immunosuppressive therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation, sepsis, infection), or other conditions that places the subject at increased risk of infection 4. Implanted spinal cord stimulator, cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator, deep brain stimulator, or other implantable neurostimulator whose stimulus current pathway may overlap 5. History of bleeding disorder 6. Antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapies other than aspirin 7. Allergy to skin-contact materials (occlusive dressings, bandages, tape etc.) 8. Incarceration 9. Pregnancy 10. Moderate pain (NRS \> 3) in an anatomic location other than the surgical site 11. Anxiety disorder 12. History of substance misuse 13. Inability to communicate with the investigators 14. Inability to contact the investigators during the treatment period, and vice versa (e.g., lack of telephone access) 15. Allergy to amide local anesthetics 16. Morbid obesity (body mass index \> 40 kg/m2)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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