Clinical trial • Phase IV • Gastroenterology

APREPITANT for Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Phase IV trial of APREPITANT for Postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Gastroenterology
Trial Disease
Postoperative nausea and vomiting
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
23-12-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
02-04-2024

Trial design

Randomised, aprepitant arm: patients receiving 80 mg of aprepitant (oral) 2 hours prior to surgery. placebo arm: patient receiving placebo (platseebo 80mg hard gelatin capsule produced by east tallinn-central hospital pharmacy).-controlled Phase IV trial across 1 site in Estonia.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Aprepitant arm: Patients receiving 80 mg of Aprepitant (oral) 2 hours prior to surgery. Placebo arm: Patient receiving placebo (Platseebo 80mg hard gelatin capsule produced by East Tallinn-Central Hospital Pharmacy).
Target Sample Size
260

Eligibility

Recruits 260 No vulnerable populations selected; participants are adults (18 years or older); consent to be provided by adult participants..

Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected; participants are adults (18 years or older); consent to be provided by adult participants.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient is scheduled for bariatric surgery - LSG (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy),RYGB(Roux-en-Y) or OAGB(one-anastomosis MINI gastric bypass).\n- Patients are adult - 18 years or older.\n- 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.\n- Obesity with a BMI more than 30."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Revision bariatric surgery.\n- Known intolerance to the study drug - aprepitant."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of PONV","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence measured as occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (no further definition provided)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Severity of PONV measured by NRS (numeric rate scale) and Rhodes scale","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Severity measured using NRS (numeric rate scale) and Rhodes scale as stated."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Use of rescue medication, type and dose.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recorded use of rescue medication including type and dose (no further detail provided)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Correlation between intraabdominal pressure during surgery and PONV incidence and severity.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Correlation analysis between recorded intraabdominal pressure during surgery and PONV incidence/severity (no further detail provided)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Length of stay in recovery room","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured duration of recovery room stay (no further detail provided)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Length of hospital stay","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured duration of hospitalisation (no further detail provided)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Subjective patient satisfaction assessment NRS (1-10) of postoperative period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient satisfaction assessed by NRS scale 1-10 as stated."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
260
Recruitment Window Months
6

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
260

Estonia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
24-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
02-04-2024
Processing Time Days
9
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
260

Sites

Site Name
AS Bariatric Services
Department Name
Anaesthesiology
Principal Investigator Name
Jaanus Korjas
Principal Investigator Email
jaanus.korjas@ut.ee
Contact Person Name
Jaanus Korjas
Contact Person Email
jaanus.korjas@ut.ee

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
University Of Tartu
Organisation Type
Educational Institution
Country Of Registered Address
Estonia

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Aprepitant Sandoz, 125 mg, kõvakapslid + Aprepitant Sandoz, 80 mg, kõvakapslid
Active Substance
APREPITANT
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
oral
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation present (miaNumber 960118) in EE/HU/H/0498/003 referenced
Starting Dose
80 mg
Dose Levels
80 mg
Frequency
single dose given 2 hours prior to surgery
Maximum Dose
125 mg
Investigational Product Name
Platseebo 80mg kõvakapsel
Modality
Other
Starting Dose
80 mg (placebo capsule)
Dose Levels
80 mg (placebo)

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