Vitamin E on Staple Line and Anastomoses of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

February 13, 2020 updated by: Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, MD, PhD, Hospital General Universitario Elche

Effect of the Application of Vitamin E Ointment, Over Staple Lines and Anastomosis in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, on Postoperative Pain

Patients will be randomized into 2 groups:

  • Vit E group: Vitamin E ointment will be applied over staple lines and anastomoses
  • Control group: Vitamin E will not be applied

Postoperative pain will be assessed 24 hours after surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients will be randomized into 2 groups:

  • Vit E group: Vitamin E acetate ointment will be applied over staple lines and anastomoses in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
  • Control group: Vitamin E will not be applied

Postoperative pain will be assessed 24 hours after surgery, by means of visuala analogic scale (ranging from 0 to 100mm).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

140

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
    • Alicante
      • Elche, Alicante, Spain, 03203
        • General Hospital Elche

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI >40 Kg/m2 or >35 Kg/m2 associated to obesity-related comorbidities
  • Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as bariatric procedure
  • Patients accepting to participate in the study and signing and Informed Consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing other bariatric techniques
  • Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as revisional procedure

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Vitamin E acetate
Vitamin E acetate ointment will be applied over the staple lines and anastomoses in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Drug: Vitamine E Acetate
Vitamin E acetate ointment will be applied over the staple lines and anastomoses in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Other Names:
  • Vitamin E acetate ointment
Sham Comparator: Control group
No ointment will be applied
Drug: No application of vitamin E acetate
Vitamin E acetate ointment will not be applied in this group
Other Names:
  • No application of vitamin E acetate oinment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Postoperative pain
Time Frame: 24 hours after surgery
Postoperative pain will be assessed by means of a Visual Analogic Scale, ranging from 0 (absence of pain) to100mm (unbearable pain)
24 hours after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital General Universitario Elche

Investigators

  • Study Director: Damian Garcia, MD, PhD, Hospital Rey Juan Carlos

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 5, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

December 5, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 17, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 13, 2020

Last Verified

February 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HRJC 18-11

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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