Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Nefopam on Hyperalgesia After Cardiac Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Conditions:

Hyperalgesia

Pain, Postoperative

Eligibility:

All Genders

55-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Postoperative pain after major surgery is consecutive not only to the nociceptive inputs coming from the surgical lesion, but also to peripheral and central neuronal sensitization. This lead to postop...

Detailed Description

Introduction : Postoperative pain is not only a consequence of the surgical lesion, but is also related to sensitization processes that appear in peripheral and central nerves. This sensitization ind...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 55-75 years old
  • ASA score: 1-3
  • Patients scheduled for Cardiac surgery with median sternotomy for : single valve replacement or Bentall or Benson or Tyron David surgery, single or multiple Cardiac Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) , combined surgery (valve replacement + CABG) without preoperative risk of postoperative complications
  • Informed consent obtained from the patient

Exclusion

  • Drug or alcohol abuse history
  • Analgesic or opioid consumption within the 12hs preceding the surgery
  • Chronic use of analgesic drugs or history of chronic pain
  • Convulsion or epilepsy history
  • Glaucoma history
  • Disability to understand morphine PCA use
  • Allergy to nefopam

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00413257

Start Date

December 1 2006

End Date

November 1 2008

Last Update

May 28 2010

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Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation II - Hôpital cardiologique - Groupe Hospitalier Sud, CHU de Bordeaux - 4, Av de Magellan

Pessac, France, 33604