Status:

COMPLETED

OXY-1: The Pharmacogenetics of Oxycodone Analgesia in Postoperative Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Odense University Hospital

Conditions:

Postoperative Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Patients undergoing surgery (thyroidectomy and hysterectomy) will postoperatively receive oxycodone intravenously (IV) as pain management with morphine as an escape medicine, if there is insufficient ...

Detailed Description

Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic opioid with an analgesic effect in the postoperative pain management comparable to morphine. Oxycodone is N-demethylated by CYP2D6 to its active metabolite oxymorphone, a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ages 18-80 years old
  • Caucasian race
  • Signed informed consent
  • Patients admitted for one of the following operations: thyroidectomy, mastectomy, hysterectomy, mammaexpander operation, nasal septum correction and jaw operations.

Exclusion

  • Allergy towards oxycodone
  • Previous daily opioid use
  • Known severe illness (terminal cancer, severe dementia, uncompensated heart failure, kidney failure, liver failure and severe lung failure)
  • Lack of ability to use patient controlled analgesia or to follow the trial protocol
  • Pregnancy
  • Severe psychiatric illness
  • Alcoholism
  • Ongoing treatment with potent CYP2D6 inhibitors (fluoxetine, paroxetine and terbinafine)
  • Severe perioperative complications or re-operation within the first 24 hours
  • Use of extra pain management during the anaesthesia with an effect after the operation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00260260

Start Date

June 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

January 11 2008

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Odense University Hospital

Odense C, Odense, Denmark, DK-5000