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Clinical Trials/NCT01679093
NCT01679093
Completed
Phase 3

Antagonism Research Between Antiemetics Agents (Droperidol, Dexametasone, Ondansetron) and Acetaminophen in Thyroidectomy's Post-operative Analgesia.

University Hospital, Lille1 site in 1 country66 target enrollmentJune 2009

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
ondansetron
Conditions
Interaction Between Antiemetic Drugs and Paracetamol
Sponsor
University Hospital, Lille
Enrollment
66
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
"electric nociception threshold" measured by PainMatcher
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of our study is to determine if there is an antagonism between drugs used in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) on the analgesia led by acetaminophen after thyroidectomy.

Detailed Description

It was shown that there was an antagonism of the ondansetron on the analgesia led by acetaminophen in a model of nociception by electrical stimulation using the PainMatcher in healthy volunteers. Our study try to determinate if a such antagonism exist in clinical conditions : 66 patients with an Apfel-score II undergoing thyroidectomy were randomized in 3 equal groups. Each group received an antiemetic (ondansetron, droperidol or dexamethasone) at the begining of the intervention and paracetamol at the end of the intervention for the postoperative analgesia. During 2 hours in the postoperative unit, we raised : the electrical pain's threshold with the PainMatcher, the numeric pain intensity scale and the presence of nausea or vomiting. For each patients we determined the cytochrome P450 2D6 activity that should have been able to explain a diminution of ondansetron's efficiency. Paracetamol blood levels were also raised in the postoperative unit.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2009
End Date
June 2011
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
University Hospital, Lille
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • patients undergoing thyroidectomy without lymph node dissection
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status from I to III
  • Apfel-score equal to 2
  • informed consent signed

Exclusion Criteria

  • pregnant and breast-feeding women
  • addictive disorders
  • psychic diseases
  • allergy or contra-indication to a drug used in the study
  • presence of postoperative nausea or vomiting
  • administration of glucocorticoid for protecting recurrent laryngeal nerve.
  • protocol not respected
  • protocol refused by the patient
  • intellectual handicap

Arms & Interventions

ONDANSETRON (OS)

patients receiving ondansetron at the beginning of the surgery to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV); and paracetamol at the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia.

Intervention: ondansetron

DROPERIDOL (DRO)

patients receiving droperidol at the beginning of the surgery to prevent PONV; and paracetamol at the end of the surgey for postoperative analgesia.

Intervention: Droperidol

DEXAMETHASONE (DEXA)

patients receiving dexamethasone at the beginning of the surgery to prevent PONV; and paracetamol at the end of the surgey for postoperative analgesia.

Intervention: Dexamethasone

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

"electric nociception threshold" measured by PainMatcher

Time Frame: during 2 hours after thyroidectomy in the postoperative care unit

The PainMatcher is a pain self-assessment device using the electric stimulation of the median nerve. The patient maintains a pressure on an electrode box between the thumb and the index finger, creating a current of increasing intensity. The threshold of pain sensation is obtained when the patient releases his fingers from the electrode box. So whe raise the electric nociceptive threshold showned by the PainMatcher. We realize two measures and consider the second one. objective measure.

Secondary Outcomes

  • presence of postoperative nausea and vomiting(during the 2 hours after thyroidectomy in the postoperative care unit)
  • need in rescue analgesia with nefopam in case of numeric rating scale score > 4(during 2 hours after thyroidectomy in the postoperative care unit)
  • numeric rating scale score(during 2 hours after thyroidectomy in the postoperative care unit)

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