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Sickle Cell DiseasePhase 4PAMAVOCNCT07826988

Adaptive Platform Trial for Pain Management in Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis

A Phase 4 study testing Group 02 Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketamine, Group 03 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam and Group 04 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam + Ketamine in people with Sickle Cell Disease and Vaso-occlusive Crisis, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.

Not yet recruiting

Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a severe hemoglobinopathy, characterized by recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) causing intense pain and frequent hospitalizations in adult patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Crisis
What is being tested?
Group 02 Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketamine, Group 03 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam and Group 04 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam + Ketamine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Oct 2026to 1 Jan 2030
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients (age ≥18 years)
  • Diagnosed with major sickle cell syndrome (SS homozygous, SC or Sβ° or Sβ+ thalassemia compound heterozygous)
  • Hospitalized and presenting with a vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), defined as acute pain or tenderness affecting at least one part of the body, including the limbs, ribs, sternum, head (skull), spine, and/or pelvis, not attributable to other causes
  • Requiring intravenous morphine or its derivatives
  • Informed consent obtained from the patient (or from a trusted support person, family member, or relative), or emergency inclusion procedure in cases where the patient is unable to consent and no trusted support person, family member, or relative is available

Who cannot join

  • Refusal to participate
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding patient
  • Administration of one of the interventional group treatments within 4 hours prior to inclusion
  • Intravenous morphine treatment for more than 24 hours
  • Patient already included in the study within the previous 3 months
  • Patient receiving long-term opioid therapy
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  • Not affiliated with a social security scheme, or patient under State Medical Aid (AME)
  • Patient under legal protection measures (guardianship / family authorization with representation mandate / future protection mandate) or under supervised guardianship (curatelle)
  • Patient deprived of liberty
  • Participation in another clinical trial involving a drug
  • Participation in the PAMAVOC trial within the previous 3 months
  • Contraindication to standard VOC treatment:
  • Hypersensitivity to opioids
  • Opioid-induced hyperalgesia, defined by increased pain on nociceptive testing, topographic extension, or the onset of allodynia with increasing opioid doses
  • Renal impairment, defined as creatinine clearance ≤30 mL/minute
  • Hepatocellular impairment, defined as prothrombin time <40%
  • Impaired consciousness, defined as a Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤13/15
  • Exclusion from a Specific Intervention (randomization possible to other study arms):
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients
  • Respective contraindications to nefopam, tramadol, ketoprofen, and ketamine, as described in their respective Summaries of Product Characteristics (SmPC)

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

About this study

Official title: Adaptive Platform Trial for Pain Management During Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Adult Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a severe hemoglobinopathy, characterized by recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) causing intense pain and frequent hospitalizations in adult patients. Current French and British guidelines recommend rapid administration of strong opioids, primarily through patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), as the reference treatment for hospitalized patients experiencing VOC. However, opioid use is associated with dose-dependent adverse effects, including nausea, constipation, pruritus, sedation, and hypoventilation, the latter representing a risk factor for acute chest syndrome.

The hypothesis underlying this study is that multimodal analgesia-combining morphine PCA with co-analgesics such as paracetamol-can significantly reduce morphine consumption during hospitalization compared to opioid-only analgesia, while maintaining effective pain control. Although several co-analgesic agents (paracetamol, NSAIDs, nefopam, tramadol, ketamine) are recommended by expert guidelines, including those from the American Society of Hematology (2020) and French recommendations (2025), the level of evidence supporting their use in adult sickle cell patients remains low or non-existent for most agents, with no randomized controlled trials available for nefopam, tramadol, or ketamine.

Using an adaptive platform design, this trial aims to compare multiple analgesic strategies against standard opioid-based care, generating higher-quality evidence to optimize pain management protocols for adult patients experiencing VOC

Being tested
Group 02 Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketamine, Group 01 Control: Paracetamol + Morphine, Group 03 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam, Group 04 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam + Ketamine, Goup 05 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Tramadol
Keywords
Sickle cell disease, Multimodal Analgesia, Patient-Controlled Analgesia, Pain Management, Vaso-Occlusive Crisis
Medical subject headings
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Vaso-Occlusive Crises, Agnosia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Group 02 Paracetamol + Morphine + KetamineDrug

    Participants receive intravenous paracetamol and morphine via PCA. In case of hyperalgic VOC, low-dose ketamine may be added as a co-analgesic, off-label, according to the treating physician's judgment.

  • Group 01 Control: Paracetamol + MorphineDrug

    Participants receive intravenous paracetamol and morphine via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). In case of hyperalgic VOC, morphine dosage may be increased according to the treating physician's judgment

  • Group 03 : Paracetamol + Morphine + NefopamDrug

    Participants receive intravenous paracetamol, morphine via PCA, and nefopam. In case of hyperalgic VOC, morphine dosage may be increased according to the treating physician's judgment.

  • Group 04 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam + KetamineDrug

    Participants receive intravenous paracetamol, morphine via PCA, and nefopam. In case of hyperalgic VOC, low-dose ketamine may be added as a co-analgesic, off-label, according to the treating physician's judgment.

  • Goup 05 : Paracetamol + Morphine + TramadolDrug

    Participants receive intravenous paracetamol, morphine via PCA, and tramadol. In case of hyperalgic VOC, morphine dosage may be increased according to the treating physician's judgment.

  • Group 6 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Tramadol + KetamineDrug

    Participants receive intravenous paracetamol, morphine via PCA, and tramadol. In case of hyperalgic VOC, low-dose ketamine may be added as a co-analgesic, off-label, according to the treating physician's judgment.

  • Group 7 : Paracetamol + Morphine + KetoprofenDrug

    Participants receive intravenous paracetamol, morphine via PCA, and ketoprofen. In case of hyperalgic VOC, morphine dosage may be increased according to the treating physician's judgment.

  • Group 08 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketoprofen + KetamineDrug

    Participants receive intravenous paracetamol, morphine via PCA, and ketoprofen. In case of hyperalgic VOC, low-dose ketamine may be added as a co-analgesic, off-label, according to the treating physician's judgment.

Study groups in NCT07826988
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 01 Control : Paracetamol + MorphineActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Group 01 Control: Paracetamol + Morphine
group 02 : Paracetamol + Morphine + KetamineExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Group 02 Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketamine
Group 03 : Paracetamol + Morphine + NefopamExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Group 03 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam
Group 04 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam + KetamineExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Group 04 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam + Ketamine
Group 05 : Paracetamol + Morphine + TramadolExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Goup 05 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Tramadol
Group 06 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Tramadol + KetamineExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Group 6 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Tramadol + Ketamine
Group 07 : Paracetamol + Morphine + KetoprofenExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Group 7 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketoprofen
Group 08 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketoprofen + KetamineExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Group 08 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketoprofen + Ketamine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Time to resolution of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC)

    Time to resolution of vaso-occlusive crisis is defined as the time from randomization to discontinuation of intravenous opioid therapy, measured in hours.

    Measured: Up to 14 days after randomization.

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Intravenous Morphine Consumption

    Cumulative dose (mg) and mean daily dose (mg/day) of intravenous morphine.

    Measured: From admission to discharge, assessed up to 14 dayss)

  2. Transfusion Requirements

    Number of red blood cell units transfused.

    Measured: From admission to discharge, assessed up to 14 days

  3. Intensive Care Unit Admission

    Admission to intensive care unit during hospitalization.

    Measured: From admission to discharge, assessed up to 14 days

  4. Morphine-Related Adverse Effects

    Constipation, sedation (impaired consciousness requiring opioid discontinuation or naloxone administration), vomiting, and secondary acute chest syndrome (new pulmonary infiltrate associated with a clinical sign such as fever, or a respiratory sign such as chest pain or dyspnea).

    Measured: Within 3 months (+/- 15 days)

  5. Length of Hospital Stay

    Duration of hospitalization, measured in days

    Measured: From admission to discharge, assessed up to 14 days

  6. Hyperalgic Vaso-Occlusive Crisis

    Uncontrolled pain requiring morphine titration >1 mg/kg or total intravenous morphine consumption >2 mg/kg/24h.

    Measured: from randomization to discontinuation of intravenous opioid therapy Up to 14 days

  7. Refractory Vaso-Occlusive Crisis

    Visual analog scale (VAS) score >7/10 after administration of study treatments and a new morphine titration (1 mg/kg).

    Measured: From randomization to discontinuation of intravenous opioid therapy Up to 14 days

  8. Adverse Effects of Investigational Medicinal Products

    Including nefopam (seizure); NSAIDs (acute kidney injury, KDIGO stage >0; gastrointestinal or other bleeding); tramadol (seizure, liver function abnormalities, impaired consciousness with GCS <14/15); ketamine (liver function abnormalities, hallucinations, impaired consciousness with GCS <14/15, venous access complications).

    Measured: Within 3 months (+/- 15 days)

  9. In-Hospital Mortality

    Death occurring during hospitalization.

    Measured: Duration of hospital stay, assessed up to 14 days

  10. Unplanned Readmission

    Unplanned hospital readmission within 3 months following the index hospitalization.

    Measured: Within 3 months (+/- 15 days) after discharge

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Sep 2026
  2. Study start1 Oct 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion14 Oct 2029 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jan 2030 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07826988
Sponsor's protocol ID
APHP251244
Other IDs
2026-527112-16-00
Acronym
PAMAVOC
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
28 Jul 2026
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Group 02 Paracetamol + Morphine + Ketamine, Group 03 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam and Group 04 : Paracetamol + Morphine + Nefopam + Ketamine in people with Sickle Cell Disease and Vaso-occlusive Crisis, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 20 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Samia BALOUL (01 49 81 33 85, samia.baloul@aphp.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Time to resolution of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) (time frame: Up to 14 days after randomization.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Sep 2026.

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