Mini-dose Esketamine-dexmedetomidine Supplemented Analgesia and Long-term Outcomes
NCT ID: NCT05718544
Last Updated: 2025-07-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
199 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-01-30
2023-09-07
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Ketamine is a non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists. NMDA receptors are located in the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system, responsible for the afferent of noxious stimuli. After nerve injury, the continuous activity and transmission of nociceptive signals up-regulates NMDA receptors in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, amplify the pain signal to the brain, which may be related to the pathogenesis of CPSP. Ketamine has anti-hyperalgesia effects and may reduce the occurrence of CPSP by blocking NMDA receptors. Esketamine is the S-enantiomer of racemic ketamine with stronger analgesic effect and lower incidence of adverse reactions. In previous studies, opioid-dependent patients who received low-dose ketamine/esketamine infusion during the perioperative period had decreased pain scores and opioid requirement at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery. However, results of patients without opioid dependence are controversial. In addition, ketamine/esketamine are approved for refractory depression. There is a significant correlation between anxiety/depression and chronic pain. This may also be one of the mechanisms in preventing CPSP.
Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α2 receptor agonist with sedative, anxiolytic, and analgesic effects. It can improve analgesic effect, reduce opioid consumption, and reduce opioid-related adverse reactions when used in the perioperative period. Meanwhile, dexmedetomidine can prolong total sleep time, improve sleep efficiency, and increase subjective sleep quality, possibly by activating the endogenous sleep pathway. The sedative effect of dexmedetomidine may help to reduce the psychiatric adverse reactions of ketamine. However, data is lacking regarding the effect of dexmedetomidine on chronic postsurgical pain.
In a previous trial of the investigators, 200 patients following scoliosis correction surgery were randomzied to receive opioid analgsia supplemented with either mini-dose esketamine-dexmedetomidine combination or placebo. The results showed that esketamine-dexmedetomidine supplement analgesia significantly reduced the incidence of moderate and severe pain and improved the quality of sleep during the perioperative period; adverse reactions were not significantly increased (unpublished data). This study is designed to test the hypothesis that mini-dose esketamine-dexmedetomidine supplemented analgesia may reduce CPSP at 2 years after scoliosis correction surgery.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Combined supplement
Patient-controlled analgesia is established with esketamine 50 mg, dexmedetomidine 200 microgram, and sufentanil 4 microgram/kg (maximum 250 microgram), diluted with normal saline to 200 ml, and programmed to administer 2-ml boluses with a lockout interval of 8 minutes and a background infusion rate at 1 ml/h.
Esketamine
Esketamine 50 mg is included in the mixture for patient-controlled analgesia.
Dexmedetomidine
Dexmedetomidine 200 microgram is included in the mixture for patient-controlled analgesia.
Sufentanil
Sufentanil 4 microgram/kg (maximum 250 microgram) is included in the mixture for patient-controlled analgesia.
Placebo
Patient-controlled analgesia is established with sufentanil 4 microgram/kg (maximum 250 microgram), diluted with normal saline to 200 ml, and programmed to administer 2-ml boluses with a lock-out interval of 8 minutes and a background infusion rate at 1 ml/h.
Sufentanil
Sufentanil 4 microgram/kg (maximum 250 microgram) is included in the mixture for patient-controlled analgesia.
Interventions
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Esketamine
Esketamine 50 mg is included in the mixture for patient-controlled analgesia.
Dexmedetomidine
Dexmedetomidine 200 microgram is included in the mixture for patient-controlled analgesia.
Sufentanil
Sufentanil 4 microgram/kg (maximum 250 microgram) is included in the mixture for patient-controlled analgesia.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Scheduled for scoliosis correction surgery;
* Required patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) after surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
* Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, or a STOP-Bang score ≥3 in combination with a serum bicarbonate level ≥28 mmol/L;
* Comorbid hyperthyroidism or pheochromocytoma;
* History of schizophrenia, epilepsy, myasthenia gravis;
* Preoperative delirium or communication barrier;
* Severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh grade C), severe renal dysfunction (preoperative dialysis), or American Society of Anaesthesiologists grade ≥IV;
* Body weight \<40 kg;
* Enrolled in other clinical studies;
* Loss to follow-up;
* Other conditions that were considered unsuitable for study participation.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Peking University First Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dong-Xin Wang
Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology
Principal Investigators
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Dong-Xin Wang, MD,PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Peking University First Hospital
Locations
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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2023-017
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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