- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03338400
Dexamethasone Administration To Improve Patient Recovery In Ambulatory Vaginal Prolapse Surgery: Is There A Role?
Dexamethasone Administration To Improve Patient Recovery In Ambulatory Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery: Is There A Role?
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The lifetime risk of undergoing surgical intervention for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is estimated to be 10% and it is projected that from 2010 to 2050, the number of surgeries for POP will rise by 47.2%, from 166,000 to 245,970. In 1980, accounting for the rising costs of health care, congress approved Medicare to reimburse procedures performed at outpatient and ambulatory surgery centers. This led to an increasing number of stress incontinence (SUI) procedures being performed in the ambulatory setting from 34,968 in 1996 to 105,656 in 2006. However, the number of ambulatory POP surgeries decreased in the same time period. This was possibly due to the increase in the mean age of women undergoing ambulatory procedures for POP and SUI during that time periods.
At the investigator's institution has performed outpatient surgeries for POP and SUI for the past 3 years. Patients have tolerated same day surgery with minimal complications. In the investigator's previous prospective study assessing satisfaction after outpatient surgeries for POP and SUI, patients had a decreased quality of recovery at 48 hours compared to baseline. The investigators also recognized that nausea and pain control could have been better addressed. Unpleasant postoperative nausea and vomiting, pain control, return to normal voiding and return of bowel function can influence the quality of recovery (QOR) from surgery.
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and pain management are particularly troubling for the patients. This might also delay discharge and prolong convalescence from the surgery.
Several safe interventions have been assessed in the literature for alleviating PONV, pain and recovery from laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.
Dexamethasone is a potent corticosteroid that has been widely used for chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. The mechanism of action is not completely understood. It has been proposed that a single dose may hamper the production and release of anti-inflammatory mediators, thereby decreasing postoperative nausea, emesis, pain perception and Dexamethasone also has a central antiemetic effect by inhibition of prostaglandin and/or release of endogenous opioids. A recent metanalysis concluded that Dexamethasone administration at induction is safe.
Pauls et al in their recent study randomized patients undergoing vaginal prolapse surgery to receive Dexamethasone and noted a decrease in PONV and reduced requirement of a rescue antiemetic. Their model involved patients with overnight stay and the results may not be applicable to our population. They also noted that women who received Dexamethasone preoperatively were more likely to pass the voiding trial.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Florida
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Weston, Florida, United States, 33331
- Cleveland Clinic Florida
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women over the age of 18
- Women scheduled for vaginal POP reconstructive surgery with or without concomitant anti-incontinence procedure and with or without hysterectomy
- ASA class 1-2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Daily use of steroids, antiemetics in the month prior to surgery
- Chronic pain requiring daily opioid treatment
- History of allergy/intolerance to Dexamethasone
- ASA class 3
- Numerical Pain score of more than 4 at baseline
- Renal/Liver disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Pregnancy
- Inability to answer questionnaires
- Any systemic infections
- Immuno compromised status
- Patients with planned overnight stay
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Dexamethasone
Patients in the Dexamethasone arm will be administered the drug at the time of induction.
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Patients will be randomized to Dexamethasone arm will receive 8mg (2ml) of Dexamethasone at the time of induction.
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Placebo Comparator: Normal Saline
The placebo arm patients will receive normal saline at the time of induction.
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Patients randomized to normal saline will receive 2ml of Normal saline at the time of induction.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Questionnaire: Quality of Recovery 40
Time Frame: 24 hours
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The primary aim is to evaluate whether standard administration of Dexamethasone at the time of anesthesia induction in patients undergoing vaginal reconstructive surgery would result in improved Quality of Recovery.
The QoR-40 has 40 items that consider early postoperative health status of patients.
These items cover five dimensions including emotional state (9 items), physical comfort (12 items), patient support (7 items), physical independence (5 items) and pain (7 items).
All items are rated on a five-point Likert scale from one (worst) to five (best).
All negative items were reversed to ease the interpretation.
The total score (global score) was computed by summing all items.
The minimum and maximum possible scores were 40 and 200, respectively.
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24 hours
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Nausea, Vomiting
Time Frame: 24 hrs
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Clinically important nausea >50
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24 hrs
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Urinary Tract Infections
Time Frame: until 6 weeks
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Number of UTIs diagnosed in each group
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until 6 weeks
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Readmissions
Time Frame: 6 weeks
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Any patient that is re-admitted to the hospital and the reason for re-admission will be collected.
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6 weeks
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Pain Level
Time Frame: 24 hours
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numerical pain scale ranges from 0 to 10, where lower scores represent less pain.
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24 hours
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: G. Willy Davila, Department Head
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Postoperative Complications
- Uterine Diseases
- Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
- Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
- Nausea
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Vomiting
- Prolapse
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
- Uterine Prolapse
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Autonomic Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antiemetics
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Glucocorticoids
- Hormones
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Dexamethasone
Other Study ID Numbers
- FLA17028
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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