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Status unknownNCT03586817Updated Mar 12, 2019

PALONOSETRON X FOSAPREPITANT IN PONV

A Phase 4 interventional study of Palonosetron and Fosaprepitant in Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative, sponsored by Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso. Status unknown at 1 site in Brazil. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-03-12.

Sponsored by Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2019), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Cholelithiasis (presence of gallbladder stones) is prevalent in 10 to 15% of the world population. This disease can lead to serious complications such as cholecystitis, cholangitis and pancreatitis. Video-laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CVL) is considered the gold standard treatment of this condition.

Despite ongoing research and development of new drugs and techniques, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are frequent, lead to unexpected hospitalizations, delay hospital discharge, increase hospital costs, and cause patient dissatisfaction. Video-laparoscopic surgeries are cited in the literature as a risk factor for PONV, with an incidence of up to 75% in cases where prophylactic drugs are not used.Through the simplified Apfel score, it is possible to determine the risk for PONV. This risk classification is based on four risk factors: female gender, non-smoking, postoperative use of opioids and previous history of PONV. The incidence of PONV would be 10%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80%, respectively, if none, one, two, three or four risk factors are present.

Antiemetics recommended for prophylaxis of PONV in adults include 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT3) receptor antagonists (ondansetron, dolasetron, granisetron, tropisetron, ramosetron and palonosetron), neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists (aprepitant), (dendrohydrin and haloperidol), antihistamines (dimenhydrin and meclizine), and anticholinergics (scopolamine).

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The prospective, randomized and double-blind clinical trial will be performed at the Federal Hospital of Bonsucesso (HFB), Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

The Informed Consent Form (TCLE) will be presented and signed, on an outpatient basis, by each of the volunteer participants, who will be guided about the risks and benefits of the research, according to resolution CNS 466/12. A total of 100 female patients, aged between 18 and 60 years, ASA I and II, submitted to elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies, were randomly assigned to two groups: Group P (GP) will receive palonosetron 75 mcg and the other Group F GF), you will receive fosaprepitanto 150 mg. Palonosetron and fosaprepitanto are not standard medications in HFB. Both will be purchased and will be in the possession of the principal investigator, who undertakes to obey the current norms of the hospital institution and ensure the quality, storage and adequate stability of medications.

Patients will not receive preanesthetic medication. They will be monitored in the operating room with noninvasive blood pressure, electrocardioscopy, pulse oximetry, capnography, capnometry and bispectral index (BIS).

Patients will have a cannulated peripheral vein, be pre-oxygenated with oxygen at 100% for 5 minutes and anesthetic induction will be performed with intravenous administration (e.v.) of fentanyl 3 mcg / kg; lidocaine 1.5 mg / kg and propofol 2 mg / kg. Tracheal intubation will be facilitated after 3 minutes of administration of rocuronium 0.6 mg / kg e.v. After induction of anesthesia, the antiemetics, depending on the group studied, will be administered e.v. in solution containing 100 ml of 0.9% strength.

Maintenance of anesthesia will be with sevoflurane 2 L / min in 50% oxygen / air, with its concentration adjusted to maintain BIS between 40-60. Remifentanil 0.05 mcg / kg / min at 0.2 mcg / kg / min via e.v. may be given intraoperatively if the heart rate or blood pressure rises by more than 20% of the baseline values. Additional doses of rocuronium may also be given as needed. Patients will receive paracoxib 40 mg, dipyrone 50 mg / kg and ranitidine 50 mg e.v. after tracheal intubation. The surgical wound will be infiltrated with 20 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine before the sutures. The neuromuscular blockade will be reversed with neostigmine 0.04 mg / kg and atropine 0.02 mg / kg per e.v. Morphine 0.03 mg / kg e.v. will be given at the end of the surgery. The inflation of the pneumoperitoneum with CO2 (carbon dioxide), will have as limit abdominal pressure of 15 mmHg.

A physician not participating in the research will be aware of which antiemetic has been administered and will be responsible for the postoperative prescription of the patients. Both groups will have metoclopramide 10 mg e.v. as rescue medication for PONV.

For the purpose of the study, nausea will be defined as an unpleasant and involuntary sensation of vomiting, without the expulsion of stomach contents, and vomiting as expulsion of the stomach contents.

The patients will be visited by the research team 2, 6, 24 and 48 h after the end of the surgery, being questioned about the frequency and intensity of PONV, as well as other adverse effects. Researchers will not have access to prescription and medical records within the first 48 hours postoperatively.

After the last clinical evaluation, the researchers will analyze the prescription and note the use of morphine and rescue metoclopramide. They will also answer a question about the degree of satisfaction with the anti-emetic therapy used and will have 3 "Unsatisfied, satisfied or very satisfied" response options. Regarding the total cost of antiemetic therapy, it will be based on the ANVISA (National Health Surveillance Agency) table.

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Conditions studied

  • Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative
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In context

Nausea

822 studies on the registry are indexed under Nausea; 104 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is below the median of 115 across 703 interventional studies indexed under Nausea.

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Lead sponsor

Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • women
  • Non fumant
  • cholelitiasis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • severe heart, pulmonay, renal or liver diseases
  • Tabagism
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Palonosetrona

    Palonosetron 75 mcg during the anesthesia

    Drug: Palonosetron

  • Active comparator
    Fosaprepitant

    Fosaprepitant 150 mg during the anesthesia

    Drug: Fosaprepitant

Interventions

  • DrugPalonosetron

    75 mcg during the anesthesia

  • DrugFosaprepitant

    150 mg during the anesthesia

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of complete responder

    individuals without nausea or vomiting

    Time frame: 48 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Nausea

    questionnaire on the number of individual episodes of nausea

    Time frame: the first postoperative 48 hours

  2. vomiting

    questionnaire on the number of individual episodes of vomiting

    Time frame: the first postoperative 48 hours

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso
    Rio de Janeiro, 21041-030, Brazil
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Stinton LM, Shaffer EA. Epidemiology of gallbladder disease: cholelithiasis and cancer. Gut Liver. 2012 Apr;6(2):172-87. doi: 10.5009/gnl.2012.6.2.172. Epub 2012 Apr 17. PubMed 22570746 ↗
  • Chandrakantan A, Glass PS. Multimodal therapies for postoperative nausea and vomiting, and pain. Br J Anaesth. 2011 Dec;107 Suppl 1:i27-40. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer358. PubMed 22156268 ↗
  • Apfel CC, Roewer N. Risk assessment of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2003 Fall;41(4):13-32. doi: 10.1097/00004311-200341040-00004. No abstract available. PubMed 14574212 ↗
  • Muchatuta NA, Paech MJ. Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting: focus on palonosetron. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2009 Feb;5(1):21-34. Epub 2009 Mar 26. PubMed 19436621 ↗
  • Singh PM, Borle A, Rewari V, Makkar JK, Trikha A, Sinha AC, Goudra B. Aprepitant for postoperative nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Feb;92(1084):87-98. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133515. Epub 2015 Dec 1. PubMed 26627976 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 12, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03586817
Lead sponsor
Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso
Responsible party
Estevão Braga (Clinical Professor, Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 16, 2018
Start date
Mar 2, 2019 (estimated)
Primary completion
Mar 2, 2019
Completion
Dec 1, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 12, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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