Opioid-induced bowel dysfunction is a frequent condition during opioid therapy for chronic pain. Indeed, up to 90% of people on opioid treated patients experience constipation. Standard laxative treatment is often ineffective in opioid-induced constipation, but peripheral acting mu-receptor antagonists (PAMORAs) have the potential to block the effects of opioids in the gastrointestinal tract while preserving the central analgesic effect. In this study, we will investigated the effects of Naldemedine in preventing the development of opioid-induced bowel dysfunction and constipation during treatment with tramadol
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Total gastrointestinal transit time
Timeframe: From day 4 to day 8
Colorectal transit time
Timeframe: From day 4 to day 8