The Impact of Esmolol Administration on Postoperative Recovery
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT05567822
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The aim of this study will be to investigate the effect of a continuous infusion of low dose esmolol on intraoperative and postoperative opioid consumption, as well as on postoperative recovery and chronic pain
Study details
- Official title
- The Effect of Intraoperative Esmolol Administration on Postoperative Recovery and Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute
- Pain, Postoperative
- Pain, Chronic Post-Surgical
- Esmolol
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Analgesia
- Nociceptive Pain
- Interventions
- Drug: Esmolol Hydrochloride
- Drug: normal saline
- Sponsor
- Aretaieion University Hospital
- Start date
- 2022-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2024-10-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 75 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Greece
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * adult patients * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II * elective inguinal hernia repair Exclusion Criteria: * body mass index (BMI) \>35 kg/m2 * β-blocker administration preoperatively * systematic use of analgesic agents preoperatively * chronic pain syndromes preoperatively * neurological or psychiatric disease on treatment * pregnancy * severe hepatic or renal disease * history of cardiovascular diseases/ arrhythmias/ conduction abnormalities * hemodynamic instability * drug or alcohol abuse * language or communication barriers * lack of informed consent * bilateral inguinal hernia repair
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05567822