# Effects of an Opioid Free/Sparing Care Pathway for Patients Undergoing Obesity Surgery

> **NCT03756961** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Göteborg University** · enrollment: 220 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity
- Pain, Postoperative

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Person-centred care (PCC)
- **DRUG:** Esketamine
- **DRUG:** Lidocaine
- **DEVICE:** Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- **DRUG:** Remifentanil
- **DRUG:** Desflurane
- **DRUG:** Propofol
- **DRUG:** Oxycodone

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03756961
- **Lead sponsor:** Göteborg University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2019-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2028-05-31
- **Final completion:** 2029-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 220 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03756961

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03756961, "Effects of an Opioid Free/Sparing Care Pathway for Patients Undergoing Obesity Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03756961. Licensed CC0.

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