Synergistic Effect of Ibuprofen and Hydromorphone for Postoperative Pain

June 2, 2015 updated by: Hyun Joo Ahn, Samsung Medical Center
Intravenous form of ibuprofen is recently approved by FDA and reports are rare on the co-administration with opioids. The investigators searched whether intravenous ibuprofen-hydromorphone combination is synergistic, additive, or infra-additive on postoperative pain using combination index (CI), dose reduction index (DRI) and isobologram.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Ninety patients, undergoing breast surgery, were included in one of the three groups (Ibuprofen, Hydromorphone, Ibuprofen+Hydromorphone groups). Positive analgesic efficacy was defined as a numeric rating scale (NRS) ≤3 on a 0-10 NRS, 30 min after the drug administration. Drug was administered by the Dixon and Mood up-and-down method. Starting doses were ibuprofen 50 mg, hydromorphone 0.25 mg, or ibuprofen 25 mg + hydromorphone 0.125 mg. The maximum doses were ibuprofen 800 mg, hydromorphone 2 mg, or ibuprofen 400 mg + hydromorphone 1 mg. Combination index (CI) (additive: 0.9-1.1, synergism: <0.9, antagonism: >1.1), dose reduction index (DRI, a measure of how much the dose of each drug in a combination can be reduced), and isobologram were used to define the nature of their interaction.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

90

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status І or ІІ who were able to communicate and understand the pain scales

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any contraindication to the use of ibuprofen or hydromorphone
  • a history of allergy or hypersensitivity
  • a calculated creatinine clearance of <75 mL/min
  • the presence or history of asthma, bleeding tendency, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, heart failure, peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease or any other gastrointestinal disorder, and renal or hepatic disease
  • pregnancy
  • age younger than 18 yr
  • intraoperative use of regional anesthesia
  • intraoperative administration of analgesics other than remifentanil
  • postoperative pain ≤3 on a NRS in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)

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: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen: Patients receive ibuprofen 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, 400mg or 800 mg intravenously once at post-anesthesia care unit.
Drug: Ibuprofen
Drug was administered by the Dixon and Mood up-and-down method. Starting doses was ibuprofen 50 mg. The maximum doses was ibuprofen 800 mg. Combination index (CI) (additive: 0.9-1.1, synergism: <0.9, antagonism: >1.1), dose reduction index (DRI, a measure of how much the dose of each drug in a combination can be reduced), and isobologram were used to define the nature of their interaction.
Other Names:
  • Caldolor
Active Comparator: hydromorphone
Hydromorphone: Patients receive hydromorphone 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 1.5 mg, or 2 mg intravenously once at post-anesthesia care unit.
Drug: Hydromorphone
Drug was administered by the Dixon and Mood up-and-down method. Starting doses was hydromorphone 0.25 mg. The maximum doses was hydromorphone 2 mg. Combination index (CI) (additive: 0.9-1.1, synergism: <0.9, antagonism: >1.1), dose reduction index (DRI, a measure of how much the dose of each drug in a combination can be reduced), and isobologram were used to define the nature of their interaction.
Other Names:
  • Dilid
Active Comparator: ibuprofen+hydromorphone
Ibuprofen+Hydromorphone: Patients receive ibuprofen 25 mg + hydromorphone 0.125 mg, ibuprofen 50 mg + hydromorphone 0.25 mg, ibuprofen 100 mg + hydromorphone 0.5 mg, ibuprofen 200 mg + hydromorphone 0.75 mg, or ibuprofen 400 mg + hydromorphone 1 mg intravenously once at post-anesthesia care unit.
Drug: Ibuprofen
Drug was administered by the Dixon and Mood up-and-down method. Starting doses was ibuprofen 50 mg. The maximum doses was ibuprofen 800 mg. Combination index (CI) (additive: 0.9-1.1, synergism: <0.9, antagonism: >1.1), dose reduction index (DRI, a measure of how much the dose of each drug in a combination can be reduced), and isobologram were used to define the nature of their interaction.
Other Names:
  • Caldolor
Drug: Hydromorphone
Drug was administered by the Dixon and Mood up-and-down method. Starting doses was hydromorphone 0.25 mg. The maximum doses was hydromorphone 2 mg. Combination index (CI) (additive: 0.9-1.1, synergism: <0.9, antagonism: >1.1), dose reduction index (DRI, a measure of how much the dose of each drug in a combination can be reduced), and isobologram were used to define the nature of their interaction.
Other Names:
  • Dilid

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pain scores on the numeric rating scale (NRS)
Time Frame: postoperative 1 hour
postoperative 1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Samsung Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hyun Joo Ahn, Ph.D., Samsung Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 28, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

June 3, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 3, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2014-03-108

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