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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2020-001054-22
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:OPMICS-1
    National Competent Authority:Denmark - DHMA
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:Completed
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2020-03-25
    Trial results
    Index
    A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
    B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
    C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
    D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
    D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
    E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
    F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
    G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
    N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
    P. END OF TRIAL
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    A. Protocol Information
    A.1Member State ConcernedDenmark - DHMA
    A.2EudraCT number2020-001054-22
    A.3Full title of the trial
    Laparoscopic vs Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Minimally Invasive Colon Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Multicentre Clinical Trial
    A.3.1Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language
    Optimal Peripheral nerve block after Minimally Invasive Colon Surgery
    A.3.2Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available
    OPMICS
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code numberOPMICS-1
    A.5.2US NCT (ClinicalTrials.gov registry) numberNCT04311099
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan No
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorClaus Anders Bertelsen
    B.1.3.4CountryDenmark
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorNon-Commercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportNordsjaellands Hospital
    B.4.2CountryDenmark
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportTvergaards Fond
    B.4.2CountryDenmark
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportHelen Rudes Fond
    B.4.2CountryDenmark
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportLouis-Hansen Fonden
    B.4.2CountryDenmark
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportOlga Brydes Fond
    B.4.2CountryDenmark
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisationClaus Anders Bertelsen
    B.5.2Functional name of contact pointSponsor
    B.5.3 Address:
    B.5.3.1Street AddressDyrehavevej 29
    B.5.3.2Town/ cityHillerød
    B.5.3.3Post code3400
    B.5.3.4CountryDenmark
    B.5.4Telephone number+4551 90 63 03
    B.5.6E-mailcabertelsen@gmail.com
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Yes
    D.2.1.1.1Trade name Ropivacain Fresenuius Kabi
    D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holderFresenuis Kabi AB
    D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationDenmark
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Solution for injection
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPInfiltration
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNRopivacain Fresenius Kabi
    D.3.9.3Other descriptive nameROPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
    D.3.9.4EV Substance CodeSUB04264MIG
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
    D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
    D.3.10.3Concentration number2
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin Yes
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product No
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
    D.8 Information on Placebo
    D.8 Placebo: 1
    D.8.1Is a Placebo used in this Trial?Yes
    D.8.3Pharmaceutical form of the placeboSolution for injection
    D.8.4Route of administration of the placeboInfiltration
    E. General Information on the Trial
    E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
    Colon cancer patients undergoing elective minimally invasive colon surgery and receiving a transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative pain management. Ropivacaine is used as the local analgetic injected and a saline solution is used as the placebo.
    E.1.1.1Medical condition in easily understood language
    Pain after abdominal surgery.
    E.1.1.2Therapeutic area Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Anesthesia and Analgesia [E03]
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.2Version 21.1
    E.1.2Level LLT
    E.1.2Classification code 10036236
    E.1.2Term Postoperative pain relief
    E.1.2System Organ Class 100000004865
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    The objective of the trial is to identify the “most simple non-inferior of three different methods”, placebo, laparoscopic assisted transverse abdominal plane block (L-TAP) and ultrasound-guided transverse abdominal plane block (US-TAP), using postoperative opioid consumption as a measure of efficacy in patients undergoing elective minimally invasive colon surgery in an ERAS setting. Postoperative pain scores and LOS will also be measured. The simplicity of the three methods is ranked as: 1) placebo, 2) L-TAP and 3) US-TAP.
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    Not applicable
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study No
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    - Patients planned to receive curative elective minimally invasive colon surgery for colon cancer or adenoma without a planned ostomy. Colon cancer or adenoma is defined by a distance of more than 15 cm from the anal verge to the distal limitation of the tumour or adenoma as measured by rigid sigmoidoscope.
    - Age ≥ 18 years
    - Having given informed written consent.
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    - Known allergy to local analgesics
    - Known liver failure Class C according to the Child-Pugh Score
    - Body weight of less than 40 kg
    - History of being a chronic pain patient (weekly intake WHO step II or step III or adjuvant step I analgesic)19
    - Presence of concomitant painful conditions other than low back pain that could confound the subject's trial assessments or self-evaluation of the index pain, e.g., syndromes with widespread pain such as fibromyalgia
    - Predictably non-compliant due to language barrier or psychiatric disease
    - Patients rescheduled for open surgery, before the intervention has been administered
    - Patients where the indication for surgery changes before the intervention has been administered
    - Patients with known inflammatory bowel disease
    - Patients who have previously undergone open major abdominal surgery defined by prior intraabdominal surgery with a midline or upper abdominal incision of more than 8 cm
    - Incisional hernia
    - Patients with a history of abdominal wall surgery including resection of the external oblique muscles, the internal oblique muscles, the transversus abdominis muscles, the rectus abdominis muscles or their fascial components
    - Pregnancy.
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    Total morphine dose equivalents (intravenously in milligrams) administered in the first 24 hours from the end of anaesthesia.
    E.5.1.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    24 hours after end of anaesthesia.
    E.5.2Secondary end point(s)
    - Total morphine dose equivalents administered in the operating theatre
    - Total morphine dose equivalents administered in the post anaesthesia care unit (PACU)
    - Postoperative pain at rest (08:00–10:00 AM postoperative day 1 (POD 1))
    - Postoperative pain when coughing (POD 1)
    - Postoperative length of stay (LOS) measured from the end of anaesthesia
    - Incidence of PONV (POD 1)
    - Total dose of antiemetic medication administered in the first 24 hours from the end of anaesthesia
    - Total dose of antiemetic medication administered in the operating theatre
    - Time spent in the PACU
    - Postoperative mobilisation (POD 1)
    - Quality of recovery (QoR-15) (POD 1)
    - Postoperative complications during the first 30 postoperative days according to the Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications
    - Need for rescue TAP-block or epidural analgesia.
    E.5.2.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    Peroperative, discharge from PACU, POD 1, 24 hours after end of anaesthesia, discharge from hospital and POD 30.
    E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
    E.6Scope of the trial
    E.6.1Diagnosis No
    E.6.2Prophylaxis Yes
    E.6.3Therapy Yes
    E.6.4Safety No
    E.6.5Efficacy Yes
    E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
    E.6.7Pharmacodynamic No
    E.6.8Bioequivalence No
    E.6.9Dose response No
    E.6.10Pharmacogenetic No
    E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
    E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
    E.6.13Others No
    E.7Trial type and phase
    E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) No
    E.7.1.1First administration to humans No
    E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study No
    E.7.1.3Other No
    E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
    E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) No
    E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) No
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Yes
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled Yes
    E.8.1.1Randomised Yes
    E.8.1.2Open No
    E.8.1.3Single blind No
    E.8.1.4Double blind Yes
    E.8.1.5Parallel group Yes
    E.8.1.6Cross over No
    E.8.1.7Other No
    E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
    E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) No
    E.8.2.2Placebo Yes
    E.8.2.3Other No
    E.8.2.4Number of treatment arms in the trial3
    E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned No
    E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned Yes
    E.8.4.1Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned5
    E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States No
    E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
    E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA No
    E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA No
    E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee No
    E.8.8 Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
    LVLS
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years1
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months4
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days
    F. Population of Trial Subjects
    F.1 Age Range
    F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
    F.1.1.1In Utero No
    F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) No
    F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) No
    F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) No
    F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) No
    F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) No
    F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
    F.1.2.1Number of subjects for this age range: 150
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) Yes
    F.1.3.1Number of subjects for this age range: 210
    F.2 Gender
    F.2.1Female Yes
    F.2.2Male Yes
    F.3 Group of trial subjects
    F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
    F.3.2Patients Yes
    F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations No
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception No
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception No
    F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
    F.3.3.4Nursing women No
    F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
    F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
    F.3.3.7Others No
    F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
    F.4.1In the member state360
    F.5 Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)
    None
    G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
    N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
    N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
    N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2020-04-21
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2020-09-21
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusCompleted
    P.Date of the global end of the trial2024-03-09
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