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CTRI Number  CTRI/2015/09/006223 [Registered on: 29/09/2015] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/01/2017
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of palanosetron and dexamethasone with ondansetron and dexamethasone for prevention of nausea and vomiting after operation in cancer patients receiving opioid based pain relief medicine 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of Palanosetron and Dexamethasone with Ondansetron and Dexamethasone for prevention of post operative nausea and vomiting in post chemotherapy patients undergoing ovarian cancer surgery receiving opioid based intravenous patient controlled analgesia  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Kailash Sharma 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (India) 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain 2nd floor, Main Building Tata Memorial Hospital Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012
Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  09821161087  
Fax  02224146937  
Email  rashmikailashsharma@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Amit Kumar  
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (India) 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain 2nd floor, main building Tata Memorial Hospital Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012
Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  09869158689  
Fax  02224146937  
Email  amit2007kr@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Amit Kumar  
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (India) 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain 2nd floor, main building Tata Memorial Hospital Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012
Dr. E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  09869158689  
Fax  02224146937  
Email  amit2007kr@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Nil 
Address  Nil 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Nil] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Nil  Nil 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Kailash Sharma  Tata Memorial Hospital  Room No. MB-210, Operation Theatre Complex, Main Building, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr E Borges Marg, parel, Mumbai-400012, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
09821161087
02224146937
rashmikailashsharma@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Tata Memorial Centre  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Cancer patients posted for ovarian cancer surgery,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Ondasetron and dexamathasone   Ondasetron (8 mg) and dexamathasone (4 mg) will be given in operation theatre at the time of wound closer and there after Ondansetron 4 mg will be given three times a day for 48 hours 
Intervention  Palonosetron and dexamethasone  Palonosetron (0.075 mg) and dexamethasone (4mg) will be given in operation theatre at the time of wound closer and there after placebo drug will be given three times a day for 48 hours 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  18-70 years old female patients, American Society of Anaesthesiologist class I and II, Post chemotherapy patients undergoing open ovarian cancer surgery and requiring opioid based patient controlled analgesia 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. American Society of Anaesthesiologist class III and above,
2. Smokers
3. Cognitive impairment or an active psychiatric condition
4. Patients with known liver and kidney diseases,
5. History of a palanosetron/ ondansetron/ dexamethasone or fentanyl allergy
6. Use of corticosteroids, psychoactive drugs or any other medication with known emetic or
antiemetic effect within 24 hrs prior to surgery
7. History of opioid abuse.
Extended Exclusion Criteri
1. Patients who will be shifted to intensive care unit on endotracheal tube for post operative mechanical ventilation 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The overall incidence of Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting between the Ondasetron with dexamethasone and Palonosetron with dexamathasone groups.   Every half an hour for first 2 hours and after that at intervals of 2 to 6, 6 to 24, 24 to 48 hours postoperatively. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Comparison ofintensities of nausea, pain, cumulative dose of opioid, rescue analgesics and antiemetic requirements, discontinuation of opioid ahead of time, and adverse events  Every half an hour for first 2 hours and after that at intervals of 2 to 6, 6 to 24, 24 to 48 hours postoperatively. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="150"
Sample Size from India="150" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3/ Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/10/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (POVN) is considered one of the most unpleasant postoperative discomforts and leads to serious complications of aspiration of gastric contents, suture dehiscence, esophageal rupture, subcutaneous emphysema, or pneumothorax. The incidence of PONV is 30-40% in normal populations and touches a peak of 75-80% in certain high-risk groups.The use of opioid-based intravenous-patient controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) for controlling postoperative pain has become widespread. Yet while IV-PCA is effective in controlling postoperative pain, continuous administration of opioid can cause or aggravate PONV. PONV is the most common reason why patients choose to stop IV-PCA. Ondansetron is the first 5-HT3 antagonist, used alone or in combination for the prophylaxis due to its lower cost. Palonosetron is a second generation 5-HT3 antagonist with a unique chemical structure and longer half- life of 40 hours. It is found to be very effective in chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting as well as PONV. Dexamethasone with a  5-HT3 antagonist  is an attractive combination, because ondansetron is most effective against early vomiting, whereas dexamethasone is effective against both early and late (2–24 h) nausea and vomiting, its late efficacy being pronounced.

  
 
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