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AnesthesiaNCT05752734

Preoperative Dexamethasone to Improve Quality of Recovery After Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

An observational study of Anesthesia and Analgesia, run by Ondokuz Mayıs University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

In the obese patient, adequate pain relief in the postoperative period is an important parameter that affects patient comfort and hospital stay. Increasing patient comfort and recovery quality can be achieved by avoiding undesirable effects such as nausea and vomiting, as well as analgesia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Anesthesia, Analgesia, Acute Pain
What is being tested?
Group D and Group C
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
2 Feb 2023to 10 Jun 2023
How long will I take part?
1 Week
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with BMI > 30 undergoing elective laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)

Who may be able to join

  • Body mass index>30 kg/m2
  • The American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class I, II
  • The American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class III only because of morbid obesity
  • Patients who will undergo an elective laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)
  • Those who are literate enough to answer the compilation quality score (QoR-40) questionnaire

Who cannot join

  • refusal to participate
  • allergy to the study drugs
  • chronic kidney disease (creatinine>150 μmol/L)
  • mental illness
  • liver, respiratory or oncological disease,
  • cardiac dysfunction (ejection fraction <40%),
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  • uncontrolled hypertension,
  • preoperative analgesic use,
  • chronic pain,
  • history of alcohol or drug addiction

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Ondokuzmayıs University

    Samsun, 55060

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Preoperative Dexamethasone Enhances Quality of Recovery After Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

In the obese patient, adequate pain relief in the postoperative period is an important parameter that affects patient comfort and hospital stay. Increasing patient comfort and recovery quality can be achieved by avoiding undesirable effects such as nausea and vomiting, as well as analgesia. In our study, our aim is to evaluate the effect of dexamethasone added to multimodal analgesia on postoperative patient comfort in the obese patient group with a 40-item scale.

Read the detailed description

Postoperative pain prolongs hospital stay, delays wound healing, increases infection rates, and increases the incidence of drug side effects due to the use of systemic pain relievers (especially opioids).

Good pain control facilitates respiratory effort, allows the patient to perform respiratory exercises and cough to correct the increased thoracic fat mass and impaired respiratory mechanics due to anesthesia. The patient without pain is mobilized early and discharged early.

Our aim is to evaluate the effect of dexamethasone added to multimodal analgesia on postoperative patient comfort in the obese patient group with a 40-item scale.

Patients will be divided in to two groups (group D and group C):

Group D (Dexamethasone Group):

Patients who used/applied dexamethasone before bariatric surgery were included in this group.

Group C(Control Group):

Patients who did not use dexamethasone or steroid-derived drugs were included in this group.

The patients included in the study were evaluated with the 40-item recovery quality scale (QoR-40) 24 hours after the operation.

İn addition all patients will be administered iv morphine pca (patient controlled analgesia) for the first 24 hours postoperatively

Being tested
Group D, Group C
Keywords
dexamethasone, quality of recovery-40, acute pain scores, morphine consumption
Medical subject headings
Agnosia, Acute Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Group DDrug

    Also called dexamethasone group

    Patients who received 8 mg dexamethasone before bariatric surgery will be included in this group.

    Multimodal analgesia protocol is applied to all patients undergoing bariatric surgery in our clinic. According to this protocol, patients are administered iv tenoxicam 20mg, tramadol 100mg after induction of general anesthesia, and iv morphine (0.05mg/kg/IBW) intraoperatively. Postoperative analgesia: iv paracetamol 1gr every 8 hours and iv pca of 0,4mg/ml morphine (the bolus dose is 1mg, the lock-in time of 15 minutes, the 4-hour limit is adjusted to be 40% of the calculated total dose). In cases where rescue analgesia is required (VAS score ≥3) 0.5 mg/kg tramadol is administered to patients. For postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis, patients are routinely administered ondansetron 4 mg IV 20 minutes before extubation.

  • Group CDrug

    Also called control group

    Patients not administered dexamethasone will be included in this group.

    Multimodal analgesia protocol is applied to all patients undergoing bariatric surgery in our clinic. According to this protocol, patients are administered iv tenoxicam 20mg, tramadol 100mg after induction of general anesthesia, and iv morphine (0.05mg/kg/IBW) intraoperatively. Postoperative analgesia: iv paracetamol 1gr every 8 hours and iv pca of 0,4mg/ml morphine (the bolus dose is 1mg, the lock-in time of 15 minutes, the 4-hour limit is adjusted to be 40% of the calculated total dose). In cases where rescue analgesia is required (VAS score ≥3) 0.5 mg/kg tramadol is administered to patients. For postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis, patients are routinely administered ondansetron 4 mg IV 20 minutes before extubation.

Study groups in NCT05752734
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group DPatients who used/applied dexamethasone before bariatric surgery were included in this group.
Receives: Drug: Group D
Group CPatients who did not use dexamethasone or steroid-derived drugs were included in this group.
Receives: Drug: Group C

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Global Quality of Recovery (QoR-40) score in the first 24 hours after surgery

    The recovery quality of the patients 24 hours after the operation will be evaluated with the QoR-40 questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 40 questions that examine five domains of patient recovery using a five point Likert scale: none of the time, some of the time, usually, most of the time, and all of the time. The five domains include physical comfort, pain, physical independence, psychological support, and emotional state.

    As a result of the evaluation, the total score ranges from 40 (worst review quality score) to 200 (best review quality score).

    Measured: postoperative day 1

  2. The score for each of the five parameters that make up the QoR-40 questionnaire

    It consists of 5 parameters: physical independence score (n = 5), patient support score (n = 7), Physical comfort score (n = 12), emotional state score (n = 9) and pain score (n = 7).

    Measured: postoperative day 1

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Morphine consumption in the first 24 hours after surgery

    Morphine consumption in the first 24 hours will be measured. Patients will be able to request opioids via a PCA device when their NRS score ≥3.

    Measured: postoperative day 1

  2. The incidences of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

    Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) will be evaluated with a verbal descriptive scale.

    (0 = None at all, 1 = Mild nausea, 2 = Moderate nausea, 3 = Vomiting once, 4 = Vomiting more than once)

    Measured: postoperative day 1

  3. Time to first mobilization

    The patients first mobilization time after the operation will be recorded.

    Measured: Up to 24 hours after surgery.

  4. Time to discharge

    The length of hospital stay will be recorded.

    Measured: Trough hospital stay, an average of 1 week

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Mar 2023
  2. Study start2 Feb 2023
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2023
  4. Study completion10 Jun 2023

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
Target duration
1 Week
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05752734
Sponsor's protocol ID
SLGQR402022
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
21 Feb 2023
Last updated
21 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Anesthesia and Analgesia, run by Ondokuz Mayıs University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Global Quality of Recovery (QoR-40) score in the first 24 hours after surgery (time frame: postoperative day 1). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Sep 2023.

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