Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT04078087 |
Other study ID # |
R43/2019 |
Secondary ID |
R43/2019 |
Status |
Completed |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
February 1, 2020 |
Est. completion date |
July 7, 2020 |
Study information
Verified date |
October 2020 |
Source |
Ain Shams University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
There are suggestions from experimental pain studies that pain perception in patients with
severe obesity differs compared with individuals with lower BMI values, with a tendency for
patients with severe obesity to be hypoalgesic - that is, to have reduced numerical pain
scores to a variety of painful stimuli. That finding could be related to: associated reduced
cognitive function (complex attention, verbal and visual memory, and decision making) in
severe obesity.
The purpose of this study is to determine differences between females' pain levels whether
they are obese or non-obese, during different menstrual phases (premenstrual, postmenstrual
and menopausal phases) through propofol injection pain given for induction of GA
Description:
- Study population Ninety patients, 18 years - 65yor older, physical status ASA I&II,
scheduled to undergo elective gynecological surgery, will be enrolled in this
prospective observational study.
- Patients' recruitment Patients will be recruited after admission to the hospital, same
day they scheduled for surgery. All women who will meet inclusion criteria and gave
written informed consent for participation in the study will be enrolled.
Patients will be divided into 2 groups according to BMI levels: Non obese (whether normal
weight or overweight) = Group "NO" and obese = Group "O". Normal weight is defined as BMI
18.5-24.9, overweight as BMI 25.0-29.9 and obesity as BMI ≥ 30. [8] This study is a single
blind study, where patients are aware of their menstrual status but supporting examiner is
not aware of the patients' menstrual status.
Patients will be instructed on a vertical VAS 0-10 cm where (0) is marked as no pain and (10)
is marked as the worst pain ever felt After standard anesthesia monitoring, Administration of
oxygen will be performed for 3 minutes with 10 L/min fresh gas flow of 100% oxygen. After
oxygen administration, 25% of (2 mg/kg) total propofol dose will be injected over 3-5 seconds
(Propofol Lipuro 1%, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Germany). The patients will be observed and asked
immediately whether they had pain in the arm, its VAS score, type of pain (burning,
parathesia or other) and its onset will be documented (to differentiate early or late type of
pain).
Another anesthesiologist, who is unaware of the study groups, will assess the intensity of
pain after propofol injections.