🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-02-23
The Effect of Deep Versus Moderate Muscle Relaxants in Men During and After Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer (NCT03808077)
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in intra-abdominal pressure which surgeons use during surgery and post-surgery pain in men who undergo robotic prostate surgery with deep neuromuscular blockade (NMB), compared with moderate NMB.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (4 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (12 items).
Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Age younger than 18
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Allergy to rocuronium, sugammadex, midazolam, propofol, fentanyl, lidocaine, mannitol (IV Acetaeminophen), IV Acetaminophen, Ketorolac, Morphine, Hydromorphone, Dexamethasone, Zofran, Benadryl, Compazine
- Neuromuscular disease
- Any patient with previous abdominal surgery less than or equal to 20 years prior to scheduled surgery date
- Patients with BMI\>35
- Severe renal impairment (Creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min)
- Patient receiving Toremifene or any history of receiving Toremifene
- Chronic pain patients
- Patients receiving suboxone
- Patients receiving succinylcholine
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.