Perioperative Intravenous Nimodipine Trial
Perioperative Nimodipine for Intra- and Postoperative Pain Management and Reduction of Anesthetic Requirements in Patients Undergoing Open Colectomy: a Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
University of Ioannina
40 participants
May 19, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The role of perioperative IV administration of nimodipine, an L-type calcium channel antagonist which is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, on peri-operative opioid and anesthetics requirements, pain intensity, opioid-related side effects and early postoperative bowel mobility in patients undergoing surgical treatment for bowel cancer with open radical colectomy remains scarcely explored. A prospective double-blind, randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of perioperative IV administration of nimodipine in patients undergoing open colectomy for cancer treatment is therefore conducted.
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Interventions
A continuous dose of 4 mg/h (20 ml/h) of nimodipine solution will be administered continuously 1 h prior to start of operation until 1 h after start of the procedure. • The nimodipine dose will be then reduced to 2 mg/h (10 ml/h) until 24 hrs after the end of the procedure.
A continuous dose of 20 ml/h of normal saline solution will be administered continuously one (1) h prior to start of operation until 1 h after start of the procedure. The normal saline dose will be then reduced to 10 ml/h until 24 h after the end of the procedure.
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NCT07048522