Post-Operative Ice BLock Accelerates Recovery (POLAR) project: a three-arm randomised controlled study.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: post-operative nausea and vomiting; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology; Surgery - Other surgery; Public Health - Health service research; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000857606
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 21 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Participants who meet all of the following criteria will be considered for inclusion in the study:
•Aged 18 years and above
•Have capacity to give informed consent
••Scheduled to undergo general (hernia, haemorrhoid, incision/drainage of rectal abscess), primary bariatric, or orthopaedic surgery requiring general anaesthesia
•Are willing to not use any self-prescribed nausea remedies in the 24 hours after the surgery (e.g., ginger supplements)

Exclusion Criteria

The presence of any of the following criteria will constitute cause for exclusion of the participant:
•Scheduled for secondary bariatric surgeries or revisions
•Women who are pregnant
•Notification from treating surgeon that participant is not deemed to have capacity to consent or is not suitable for inclusion
•No access to email
•Those who do not provide consent at least 48 hours prior to their scheduled surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Early post-operative nausea and vomiting severity score measured by the Rhodes Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching (RINVR).[At T2 (post-surgery, at discharge from recovery unit). ]