Suzetrigine-enhanced MultimOdal Opioid-sparing THerapy in Cardiac and Bariatric SURGery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

About this trial

This is prospective, randomized study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the addition of Suzetrigine to well established multimodal pain regimen for participants undergoing bariatric patients undergoing weight-loss surgery and cardiac patients undergoing sternotomy will reduce post-operative opioid consumption and pain scores.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adults 18-85 years old

Scheduled to undergo cardiac procedures via sternotomy or bariatric surgery (laparoscopic or open)

All genders

Disqualifiers

ASA Class V

Urgent or emergent surgery

Contraindications to administration of Suzetrigine (e.g. concomitant use of strong CYP3A inhibitors)

History of substance use disorder or chronic opioid use

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Suzetrigine

    Drug

    Suzetrigine is a new pain medication that works by blocking a specific sodium channel (NAV 1.8) in the peripheral nerves and preventing pain signals from reaching the spinal cord and brain.

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Matching placebo

Treatment groups

235 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups
Group A: Bariatric SuzetrigineExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Bariatric PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group C: Cardiac SuzetrigineExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Cardiac PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Opioid Consumption

Total post-operative opioid consumption measured daily in total morphine milligram equivalents.

Time frame
5 days

Secondary outcomes

1

Pain Visual Analog scores

Post-operative pain scores will be measured daily using visual analog scale for pain. Total score from 0-10, higher score indicates more pain.

Time frame
5 days

Other outcomes

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