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The Impact of Opioid Treatment on Regional Gastrointestinal Transit

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Poulsen, Jakob L, Nilsson, Matias, Brock, Christina, Sandberg, Thomas H, Krogh, Klaus, Drewes, Asbjørn M·2016·Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: To employ an experimental model of opioid-induced bowel dysfunction in healthy human volunteers, and evaluate the impact ofopioid treatment compared to placebo on gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and motility assessed by questionnaires and regional GItransit times using the 3-dimensional (3D)-Transit system. METHODS: Twenty-five healthy males were randomly assigned to oxycodone or placebo for 5 days in a double blind, crossover design. AdverseGI effects were measured with the bowel function index, gastrointestinal symptom rating scale, patient assessment of constipationsymptom questionnaire, and Bristol stool form scale. Regional GI transit times were determined using the 3D-Transit system, and segmental transit times in the colon were determined using a custom Matlab(®) graphical user interface. RESULTS: GI symptom scores increased significantly across all applied GI questionnaires during opioid treatment. Oxycodone increased median total GI transit time from 22.2 to 43.9 hours (P < 0.001), segmental transit times in the cecum and ascending colon from 5.7 to 9.9 hours (P = 0.012), rectosigmoid colon transit from 2.7 to 9.0 hours (P = 0.044), and colorectal transit time from 18.6 to 38.6 hours (P= 0.001). No associations between questionnaire scores and segmental transit times were detected. CONCLUSIONS: Self-assessed GI adverse effects and increased GI transit times in different segments were induced during oxycodone treatment. This detailed information about segmental changes in motility has great potential for future interventional head-to-head trials of different laxative regimes for prevention and treatment of constipation.

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Authors
Poulsen, J. L., Nilsson, M., Brock, C., Sandberg, T. H., Krogh, K., & Drewes, A. M.
Affiliations
  • Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
Corresponding author
Drewes, Asbjørn M
Venue
Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Published
2016-04-30
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
282-291
ISSN
  • 2093-0879 (ISSN-L)
  • 2093-0887
OpenAlex
W2333283069
Cited by
53
References
48
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2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 5 · 2015: 1
FWCI
8.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc
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  • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Keywords
opioid-induced bowel dysfunction, oxycodone, gastrointestinal transit time, constipation, gastrointestinal adverse effects, laxative therapy, healthy volunteers

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