Which drug keeps the nose Blood-Free during surgery? a Head-to-Head trial
NCT ID NCT07660562
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial compares two medications—remifentanil and nicardipine—given during nasal surgery to lower blood pressure and reduce bleeding. Both are already used in practice, but it is unclear which provides a better surgical view and fewer side effects. The study includes adults undergoing elective nasal surgery and measures surgical field quality, blood loss, and recovery time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- remifentanil and nicardipine
- What this could lead to
- If one drug works better, it could become the preferred method for controlling bleeding during nasal surgeries, leading to safer procedures and better outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 44 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Both drugs have known side effects like low blood pressure or slow heart rate.
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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 44 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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Jul 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: * Age \> 18 years * ASA physical status I-II * Scheduled for elective nasal surgery * No known serious cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, or hepatic disease * No known allergy to remifentanil or nicardipine * No chronic use of beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, or antihypertensive agents * Not pregnant or breastfeeding * BMI ≤ 35 kg/m² * No emergency surgical indication * Written informed consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * ASA III or above * Known serious cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, or hepatic disease * Known allergy to remifentanil or nicardipine * Chronic use of beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, or antihypertensive agents * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Morbid obesity (BMI \> 35 kg/m²) * Emergency surgery * Refusal to participate
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