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. 2021 Mar 1;22(1):175.
doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05108-9.

Effect of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia combined with flurbiprofen axetil and dezocine on postoperative analgesia for lobectomy (EPIC-FAD): a trial protocol

Jian Zhou  1   2 , Qiang Pu  1   2 , Lin Lin  1 , Weelic Chong  3 , Boran Chen  2 , Yang Hai  1   3 , Fei Liu  4 , Lunxu Liu  5   6   7
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Effect of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia combined with flurbiprofen axetil and dezocine on postoperative analgesia for lobectomy (EPIC-FAD): a trial protocol

Jian Zhou et al. Trials. .

Abstract

Background: The optimal analgesic strategy for surgical pain after lobectomy remains undefined. To compare the combination of flurbiprofen axetil and dezocine with flurbiprofen axetil alone and dezocine alone, in post-lobectomy patients.

Methods: A single-center, parallel-design double-blind superiority trial, with 5 groups (1:1:1:1:1 ratio) with different combinations of flurbiprofen and dezocine. Patients scheduled for lobectomy will be recruited. The primary outcome is total sufentanil use in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia within the first 24 postoperative hours. Secondary outcomes include pain numeric rating scales at 6th, 12th, 24th, 48th, and 72th postoperative hours, and on the 1st, 3rd, and 6th postoperative months at rest and during coughing, adverse effects from experimental drug treatment, sufentanil use at other time points, analgesia cost, time to chest tube removal, length of hospital stay, time to pass first flatus, and serum level of cytokines. Doctors, patients, and nurses are blinded, and only the manager is unblinded. Analysis is intention-to-treat. Statistical analysis is pre-specified. Statistical comparison of the treatment groups includes one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey's post hoc test.

Discussion: Trial did not begin to recruit. Participant recruitment start date is planned to be June 1, 2020. Approximate recruitment end date is May 31, 2021. If successful, the trial may shed light on the use of certain analgesic combinations in post-lobectomy pain control.

Trial registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR1800018563 . Registered on September 25, 2018.

Keywords: Dezocine; Lobectomy; Patient-controlled intravenous analgesia flurbiprofen axetil; Postoperative analgesia.

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The authors declare they have no competing interests.

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