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PONVPhase 2NCT04570592

Granisetron vs Granisetron and Dexamethasone on the Reduction of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

A Phase 2 study testing Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution And Dexamethasone 4mg and Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution in people with PONV, run by Universiti Sains Malaysia at 1 site in Malaysia.

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Trial summary

Intrathecal morphine (ITM) has proven to be excellent in reducing postoperative pain. However, its use has commonly been associated with the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
PONV
What is being tested?
Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution And Dexamethasone 4mg and Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
126 participants
Where
1 siteMalaysia
Study dates
1 Oct 2020to 1 Jun 2021
Phase
Phase 2
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 45 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I-II category
  • 2 risks factors or more for PONV according to Apfel Score.

Who cannot join

  • Unfit for spinal anaesthesia.
  • Coagulopathy
  • Uncorrected hypovolemia
  • Indeterminate neurologic disease
  • Infection at site of injection
  • Raised intracranial pressure(ICP)
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  • Morbidly obese patients, BMI> 40 kg/m2 according to ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases 10)
  • Patients allergic towards morphine.
  • Contraindicated for antiemetics use
  • Granisetron: allergy towards Granisetron, prolonged QT interval
  • Ondansetron: allergy towards ondansetron, prolonged QT interval
  • Dexamethasone: allergy towards Dexamethasone, uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus (DM).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Malaysia1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus

    Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, 16150

    Associate Professor W Mohd Nazarudin W Hassan, 09-7673000 ext. 6105, nazarudin@usm.my

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Granisetron vs Granisetron and Dexamethasone on the Reduction of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Caesarean Section With Intrathecal Morphine: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Intrathecal morphine (ITM) has proven to be excellent in reducing postoperative pain. However, its use has commonly been associated with the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). In recent years, the combination therapy of antiemetics comprising of a serotonin receptor antagonist and corticosteroid has been implemented to diminish the occurrence of PONV. Despite being routinely used, the evidence in the efficacy of this combination in parturients are conflicting and lacking. In this study, we wish to compare the efficacy between the combination therapy of granisetron plus dexamethasone versus granisetron alone on the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in 126 parturients undergoing elective Caesarean delivery supplemented with intrathecal morphine.

Read the detailed description

126 parturients aged between 18 and 45 years old who falls within the American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status I and II undergoing Caesarean deliveries from the 1st of October 2020 till the 1st of April 2021 will be enrolled. Informed and written consent shall be obtained on recruitment.

Subjects will be randomised using a computer-generated randomisation software using block size 3 into 2 groups; group A and group B each consisting of 63 subjects. The order of interventions within each block was random as determined by computer random number generator. This technique was chosen to ensure similar numbers of patients in each group at any point during the study. Both patients and the assessors of PONV which is the Acute Pain Service (APS) team will be blinded.

Patients are subjected to fasting 6 hours prior to surgery with clear fluid allowed up to 2 hours before surgery. Intravenous (IV) metaclopromide 10mg, IV ranitidine 50mg and mist sodium citrate 30 mls will be administered as part of the acid aspiration prophylaxis. Standard monitoring with continuous noninvasive blood pressure monitoring (NIBP), electrocardiogram (ECG), respiratory rate and pulse oximetry (SpO2) will be implemented throughout anaesthesia.

Ringer's lactate solution 10ml/kg will be infused for coloading to mitigate hypotension post spinal anaesthesia. Spinal anaesthesia will be administered in the upright position, implementing a height-based dose for heavy bupivacaine 0.5% administration. Based on the subject's height, those who are less than 150cm, 151-154cm and those who are more than 155cm will receive 1.5mls, 1.7mls and 1.9mls heavy bupivacaine 0.5% (AstraZeneca) respectively. Fentanyl 15-20 mcg and morphine 0.1 mg are added to supplement the spinal anaesthesia.

On the completion of spinal anaesthesia, 4 mg of dexamethasone will be administered to parturients in group A while group B received 1ml of normal saline injected intravenously. 1mg of IV granisetron will be administered to both groups of subjects after cord clamping. These drugs will be given by the anaesthetist administering the spinal anaethesia. The anaesthetist in charge is not blinded as this is of paramount importance in ensuring patients safety should any complication arises during the delivery of anaesthesia.

Post surgery, subjects will be monitored in the recovery area for an hour. To supplement ITM as the postoperative analgesia, tablet paracetamol 1g qid and voltaren 50mg tds will be provided to patients postoperatively. The use of opioid is avoided during the first 24 hours of intrathecal morphine administration. Patients will be monitored for complications of ITM for 24 hours and assessments will be carried out by the APS team which include an anaesthetic medical officer and 2 staff nurses.

Assessments are made at 1 hour post surgery, 4 hourly for 12 hours post surgery up to 24 hours after surgery. Episodes of nausea, retching and vomiting will be elicited by direct questioning and recorded at each assessors' visit. Nausea is described as an unpleasant sensation related to the urge to vomit. Retching is defined as an involuntary effort to vomit but without the expulsion of the gastric contents, while vomiting is the when expulsion of gastric contents occur.

The requirement of rescue antiemetics at each time interval will also be documented. Rescue antiemetic is given when a patient developed one or more episodes of vomiting. IV ondansetron 4 mg is given to group A while either IV dexamethasone 4mg or iv ondansetron is given to group B. Subsequent requirement of antiemetics will be decided based on the anaesthetist discretion.

Sample size is calculated based the assumption that the combination of a serotonin receptor antagonist with a corticosteroid would be superior than its monotherapy and thus, the addition of dexamethasone to granisetron would reduce the incidence of PONV from 20% to 3.3%. From the calculation using PS software, the sample required for each group is 57, and with the additional 10% for dropout rate, this study required 63 patients in each group, giving a total of 126 patients.

Data analysis will be performed using SPSS version 27 for MAC. The incidences of nausea, retching, vomiting and the use of rescue antiemetic will be analysed using Chi-Square test. Data is presented as percentage and a p-value of <0.05 is considered statistically significant.

Conditions
PONV
Being tested
Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution And Dexamethasone 4mg, Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution
Keywords
Caesarean, Morphine, Granisetron
Medical subject headings
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

What participants receive

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

  • Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution And Dexamethasone 4mgDrug

    Also called Treatment group

    Comparing PONV incidences in both arms

  • Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous SolutionDrug

    Comparing PONV incidences in both arms

Study groups in NCT04570592
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
GranisetronPlacebo comparatorGranisetron 1 mg (1ml) + Normal saline 1ml
Receives: Drug: Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution
Granisetron and DexamethasoneExperimentalGranisetron 1mg (1ml) + Dexamethasone 4mg (1ml)
Receives: Drug: Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution And Dexamethasone 4mg

What is being measured

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

  1. Comparing the incidence of post operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

    To compare the incidence of nausea, retching and vomiting at 1 hour, 4 hourly for 12 hours and at 24 hours postoperatively between parturients receiving combination therapy of Granisetron plus Dexamethasone versus that of Granisetron alone

    Measured: From 1 to 24 hour post operatively

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Comparing the requirement of rescue antiemetic between both groups

    To compare the requirement of rescue antiemetic between 1 hour, 4 hourly for 12 hours and at 24 hours postoperatively between parturients receiving combination therapy of Granisetron plus Dexamethasone versus that of Granisetron alone

    Measured: From 1 to 24 hour post operatively

Timeline

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

  1. First posted30 Sep 2020
  2. Study start1 Oct 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Apr 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2021 (estimated)

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
126 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04570592
Sponsor's protocol ID
USM/JEPeM/1809426
Status last verified
Sep 2020
First submitted
19 Sep 2020
Last updated
30 Sep 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: IPD will be considered for sharing if the data is to be used for related studies.

Publications

  • Gwirtz KH, Young JV, Byers RS, Alley C, Levin K, Walker SG, Stoelting RK. The safety and efficacy of intrathecal opioid analgesia for acute postoperative pain: seven years' experience with 5969 surgical patients at Indiana University Hospital. Anesth Analg. 1999 Mar;88(3):599-604. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199903000-00026.

    PubMed 10072014
  • Sfeir S, Mansour N. Post operative analgesia with intrathecal morphine. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2005 Feb;18(1):133-9.

    PubMed 15830768
  • Dahl JB, Jeppesen IS, Jorgensen H, Wetterslev J, Moiniche S. Intraoperative and postoperative analgesic efficacy and adverse effects of intrathecal opioids in patients undergoing cesarean section with spinal anesthesia: a qualitative and quantitative systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Anesthesiology. 1999 Dec;91(6):1919-27. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199912000-00045. No abstract available.

    PubMed 10598635
  • Apfel CC, Korttila K, Abdalla M, Kerger H, Turan A, Vedder I, Zernak C, Danner K, Jokela R, Pocock SJ, Trenkler S, Kredel M, Biedler A, Sessler DI, Roewer N; IMPACT Investigators. A factorial trial of six interventions for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jun 10;350(24):2441-51. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa032196.

    PubMed 15190136
  • Abouleish E, Rawal N, Fallon K, Hernandez D. Combined intrathecal morphine and bupivacaine for cesarean section. Anesth Analg. 1988 Apr;67(4):370-4.

    PubMed 3354872

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution And Dexamethasone 4mg and Granisetron 1 Mg/mL Intravenous Solution in people with PONV, run by Universiti Sains Malaysia at 1 site in Malaysia.

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 2 inclusion and 12 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Sep 2020. 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 Malaysia. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Comparing the incidence of post operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) (time frame: From 1 to 24 hour post operatively). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04570592, which also lists 5 linked publications.

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 30 Sep 2020.

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