Postoperative Analgesia With Buprenorphine for Postoperative Pain Control and Quality of Life After Spinal Surgery

May 2, 2017 updated by: Jin S. Yeom, Seoul National University Hospital

Postoperative Analgesia With Buprenorphine Transdermal System (BTDS) Versus Tramadol for Postoperative Pain Control and Quality of Life After Spinal Surgery

Major purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect and usefulness of Buprenorphine transdermal system (MTDS) among the patients with lumbar spinal disease who was performed the single-level posterior lumbar fusion.

After surgery, all the patients apply the patient-controlled analgesia. After three days of surgery, patients are divided into two groups.Group A is an experimental group that administer the BTDS after surgery, and Group B is a control group that take tramadol analgesics. If the patient's pain score exceeds the NRS 4, they can take the additional rescue medicine, acetaminophen.

After the surgery, patient's pain score and quality of life would be recorded sequentially. The time of recording is postoperative 36 hours, 72 hours, 7 days, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 3 months, respectively.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

69

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Gyeonggi-do
      • Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, 463-707
        • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adults over 20 years
  • taking the lumbar spinal surgery : single-level, posterior fusion
  • stay in hospital more than 2 days after operation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • allergy or contraindication to buprenorphine
  • patient with decreased lung function
  • patient with taking MAO inhibitor or anticonvulsant
  • patient with brain lesion, or severe liver disease
  • dependence in opioid drugs
  • taking muscle relaxant or tranquilizer
  • patient had taken buprenorphine preoperatively
  • taking strong opioids before enrolling the study
  • another severe source of pain except lumbar spine
  • severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, or renal compromised patients

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Buprenorphine
Buprenorphine group : They will apply 3 days after the spine operation.
Buprenorphine transdermal patch Initial : 5 μg/hr Sequential increasing of dose : 5 μg/hr -> 10 μg/hr -> 15 (5+10) μg/hr -> 20 μg/hr
Other Names:
  • Norspan
Active Comparator: Tramadol
Tramadol group : They will take a pill of tramadol analgesics.
Tramadol Initial : 150 mg/d Sequential increasing of dose : 150 mg/d -> 200 mg/d -> 250 mg/d -> 300 mg/d
Other Names:
  • Zytram

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain intensity score : pain NRS scale
Time Frame: 3 months
We will estimate pain NRS scale at 36 hours, 72 hours, 7 days, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 3 months postoperatively.
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Ho-Joong Kim, MD, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 10, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

April 15, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 3, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 2, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BTDS_001

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