The Emerging Role of Resolvins in the Prevention of Chronic Pain After Thoracic Surgery

March 23, 2017 updated by: Mieke A. Soens, Brigham and Women's Hospital
The aim of the study is to investigate whether pre-operative dysregulated systemic lipid mediator pathways are associated with increased risk for the development of persistent post surgical pain. In addition we will investigate whether treatment with an over the counter dietary supplement containing a fractionated marine lipid derivative from anchovy and sardine oil prevents the development of chronic pain after surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • scheduled to undergo esophagectomy at BWH
  • 18-80 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pre-existing chronic pain
  • current opioid use
  • current treatment with corticosteroids
  • evidence of active infection
  • chronic liver disease
  • end-stage renal disease (CKD-5)
  • chronic inflammatory disorders
  • recent major surgery or illness within 30 days
  • use of immunosuppressive medication
  • history of organ transplant
  • pregnancy or plans to become pregnant
  • lactating
  • allergies to fish or fish oil

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Dietary supplement: fractionated marine lipid concentrate derived from anchovy and sardine oil
Patients will be randomized to receive perioperative treatment versus placebo
Experimental: Treatment
Dietary supplement: fractionated marine lipid concentrate derived from anchovy and sardine oil
Patients will be randomized to receive perioperative treatment versus placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Numeric Rating Scale (0=no pain; 10=worst imaginable pain) at 3 months after surgery
Time Frame: 3 months
Persistent pain after thoracic surgery
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 16, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

March 29, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 29, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2017P000346

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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