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Parecoxib Versus Celecoxib Versus Oxycodone in Pain Control for Transcatheter Chemoembolization Procedure

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Pain Postoperative
Liver Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03059238
Lead Sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Brief Summary

This phase III, randomized, prospective clinical study, aiming to compare the analgesic effects of celecoxib, parecoxib, and oxycodone in patients with inoperable hepatic carcinoma undergoing TACE procedure in postoperative pain control.

Detailed Description

Studies reported that almost 75% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) experienced severe pain (in a three-grade mild, moderate, and severe classification), and 93% of patients required opioid treatment during the first 12 hours after TACE.

Opioids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are most commonly used analgesic medications in the control of postoperative surgical pain. Previous studies has indicated that both controlled-release oxycodone, which is an oral semisynthetic opioid µ and κ agonist, and parecoxib sodium, a parenteral COX-2 selective inhibitor, were effective and safe on peri- and post-procedural pain in HCC patients undergoing TACE.

To the investigators's knowledge, no studies have been developed on comparing differences of efficacy and feasibility of analgesics with different action mechanism (opioids vs. NSAIDs) and administration route (oral path vs. injective path) on pain control for patients undergone TACE. In this phase III, randomized, prospective clinical study, the investigators aimed to compare the analgesic effects of celecoxib (oral NSAIDs), parecoxib (injective NSAIDs), and controlled-release oxycodone (oral opioids) in patients with inoperable hepatic carcinoma undergoing TACE procedure in postoperative pain control.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
213
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients included in the study were classified with stage B or C according to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging classification.
  • Patients were recommended to receive TACE therapy for HCC.
Exclusion Criteria
  • hypersensitive to celecoxib, parecoxib, and oxycodone
  • a history of serious allergic reactions to medicines
  • stomach ulcers or bleeding in the stomach or gut
  • allergic-type reactions such as bronchospasm, cold-like symptoms, polyps in the nose, swelling of the face or hives after taking aspirin or NSAIDs, including other COX-2 inhibitors
  • severe liver disease
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, peripheral artery disease, or cerebrovascular disease
  • women during the last three months of pregnancy or to breast-feeding women
  • after coronary surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Oxycodone groupcontrolled-release oxycodoneControlled-release oxycodone, 10 mg, orally one hour before TACE and once every 12 hours for 2 days after TACE, with totally 5 times.
Parecoxib groupparecoxib sodiumParecoxib sodium , 40 mg, dissolved in 3 mL 0.9% sodium chloride intravenously one hour before TACE and once every 12 hours for 2 days after TACE, with totally 5 times.
Celecoxib groupCelecoxib 200mg oral capsuleCelecoxib 200mg oral capsule, 200 mg, orally one hour before TACE and once every 12 hours for 2 days after TACE, with totally 5 times.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain score48 hours

Self reported pain intensity using the numeric rating scale (NRS) (score of 0-10) after administration of the first dose of study medication.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse events48 hours

Adverse events scores of fever, vomiting, nausea, constipation, dysuria, and hypersomnia were rated according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0.

Trouble sleeping48 hours

Self reported sleep trouble using the numeric rating scale 1-4 (1 = not at all; 2 = a little; 3 = quite a bit; 4 = very much) once every 24 hours after administration of the first dose of study medication.

Fatigue48 hours

Self reported fatigue using the numeric rating scale 1-4 (1 = not at all; 2 = a little; 3 = quite a bit; 4 = very much) once every 24 hours after administration of the first dose of study medication.

Lacked appetite48 hours

Self reported lacked appetite using the numeric rating scale 1-4 (1 = not at all; 2 = a little; 3 = quite a bit; 4 = very much) once every 24 hours after administration of the first dose of study medication.

Spiritual state48 hours

Self reported fatigue using the numeric rating scale 1-4 (1 = Very well; 2 = normal; 3 = poor; 4 = worst) once every 24 hours after administration of the first dose of study medication.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Minimally Invasive Interventional Division, Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center,

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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