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The efficacy of aprepitant for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after bariatric surgery.

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Postoperative nausea and vomiting
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Registration Number
CTIS2023-508849-40-00
Lead Sponsor
niversity Of Tartu
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
260
Inclusion Criteria

Patient is scheduled for bariatric surgery - LSG (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy),RYGB(Roux-en-Y) or OAGB(one-anastomosis MINI gastric bypass)., Patients are adult - 18 years or older., Patients have at least 2 risk factors for PONV - female sex, non-smokers, post-operative opioid analgesia, previous PONV and a duration of surgery longer than 1 hour., Obesity with a BMI more than 30.

Exclusion Criteria

Revision bariatric surgery., Known intolerance to the study drug - aprepitant.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Main Objective: Decrease the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting.;Secondary Objective: Decrease PONV severity, Decrease the use of rescue medications for PONV., Increase in patient satisfaction., Decrease the length of recovery room stay., Decrease in length of hospitalisation following bariatric surgery.;Primary end point(s): Incidence of PONV, Severity of PONV measured by NRS (numeric rate scale) and Rhodes scale, Use of rescue medication, type and dose.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary end point(s):Correlation between intraabdominal pressure during surgery and PONV incidence and severity.;Secondary end point(s):Length of stay in recovery room;Secondary end point(s):Length of hospital stay;Secondary end point(s):Subjective patient satisfaction assessment NRS (1-10) of postoperative period.
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