New painkiller aims to ease Post-Surgery pain without stomach upset
NCT ID NCT07637968
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a newer painkiller, tegileridine, can control pain after major laparoscopic abdominal surgery as well as the standard drug sufentanil, but with fewer gastrointestinal side effects like nausea or constipation. About 84 adults having elective major abdominal surgery will receive one of the two drugs through a patient-controlled pump after surgery. The main goal is to see if tegileridine provides better gut tolerance while keeping pain scores low.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tegileridine
- What this could lead to
- If tegileridine works as hoped, it could offer a painkiller option after abdominal surgery that is gentler on the stomach and bowels while still controlling pain effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (84 people) comparing two drugs, so results may not apply to everyone. Tegileridine might not prove better or could have unexpected side effects.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 84 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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Jun 2027
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
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18 to 75 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-75 years. * Elective major abdominal surgery as defined above. * Body mass index (BMI) 18-30 kg/m². * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to III. * Written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known hypersensitivity to opioids or any component of the study medications. * Clinically significant hypoxemia, such as oxygen saturation less than 90 percentage, or a history of severe asthma. * Known or suspected gastrointestinal obstruction, including paralytic ileus. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class C). * Severe heart failure (NYHA class III-IV) or unstable arrhythmia. * Neurological or psychiatric disorders that may interfere with pain or sedation assessment (e.g., epilepsy, impaired consciousness, uncontrolled psychiatric illness). * History of chronic pain or long-term use of analgesics/analgesic products. * Current use of sedative-hypnotic medications.
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