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Register: SLCTR
Last refreshed on: 27 April 2013
Main ID:  SLCTR/2012/005
Date of registration: 10/06/2012
Primary sponsor: The Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
Public title: Effects of acute postoperative pain management on the body's stress response
Scientific title: Effects of acute postoperative pain management on the body's stress response
Date of first enrolment: 11/6/2012
Target sample size: 60 patients (20 in each group)
Recruitment status: Pending
URL:  http://www.slctr.lk/trial_details.asp?reg_id={077B9999-351D-47DE-982D-01A69B2AAB47}
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Prospective, randomized, controlled, single center, open study  
Countries of recruitment
Croatia
Contacts
Name: Vilka Bekavac Misak 
Address:  Department of Anesthesiology, REanimatology, and Intensive Care, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Kišpatiand#263;eva 12, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Telephone: ++385-1-2388-509
Email: vilka.bekavac.misak@gmail.com
Affiliation:  M.D.
Name: Vilka Bekavac Mišak 
Address:  Department of Anesthesiology, REanimatology, and Intensive Care, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Kišpatiand#263;eva 12, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Telephone: ++385-1-2388-509
Email: vilka.bekavac.misak@gmail.com
Affiliation:  M.D.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients (aged more than 18 years) ASA I and II undergoing open kidney surgery with lumbotomy (nephrectomy, nephrolithotomy, pyeloplastic surgery, kidney resection, adrenalectomy).
Exclusion criteria: Patients with ASA III and IV, diabetes mellitus, advanced cancer, psychiatric disorders, cognitive deficits, and taking immunosupressive therapy.

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Age maximum:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Postoperative pain after lumbotomy incision
Intervention(s)
Patients undergoing lumbotomy will be randomized into 3 groups. The first group will receive continuous intravenous infusion of sufentanil and ketamine. The second group will receive continuous epidural infusion of levobupivacaine and sufentanil (epidural catheter will be placed a day before surgery). The third (control) group will receive continuous intravenous infusion of tramadol and metamizole sodium with an intravenous injection of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

All patients will receive identical endotracheal anaesthesia according to the good clinical practice. All patients will be operated on in the same surgical position, under the same conditions, by the same surgeons (four) using the same surgical technique and instruments.
Primary Outcome(s)
Differences between three groups in the levels of metabolic markers (leukocyte count, lymphocyte count, CRP, fibrinogen, and blood glucose), stress hormones (prolactin, cortisol, adrenalin), and cytokines (interleukin IL-1, IL-6, IL-1RA).
Secondary Outcome(s)
Decrease in the visual analogue scale (VAS) score; changes in clinical status (ECG, SaO2, BP, HR), and occurence of complications (atelectasis, pneumonia).
Secondary ID(s)
1080000000-0008 (Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of the Republic of Croatia)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
The Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (Project No.: 1080000000-0008)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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