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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02337062
Date of registration: 09/01/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Acacia Pharma Ltd
Public title: Phase IIIb Study of APD421 in Combination as PONV Prophylaxis
Scientific title: Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase III Study of APD421 (Amisulpride for IV Injection) as Combination Prophylaxis Against Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting in High-risk Patients
Date of first enrolment: February 2015
Target sample size: 1147
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02337062
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
France Germany United States
Contacts
Name:     Peter Kranke, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Würzburg University Hospitals
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female patients = 18 years of age

- Patients undergoing elective surgery (open or laparoscopic technique) under general
anaesthesia, expected to last at least one hour from induction of anaesthesia to wound
closure

- Patients with at least 3 "Apfel" risk factors for PONV

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients scheduled to undergo transplant surgery

- Patients scheduled to receive only a local anaesthetic/regional neuraxial (intrathecal
or epidural) block

- Patients who are expected to remain ventilated for a period after surgery

- Patients who are expected to need a naso- or orogastric tube in situ after surgery is
completed



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
PONV
Intervention(s)
Drug: APD421
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Participants With Complete Response [Time Frame: 24 hours after the end of surgery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of Participants With Emesis [Time Frame: 24 hours after the end of surgery]
Number of Participants With Any Nausea [Time Frame: 24 hours after the end of surgery]
Time to First Violation of Criteria for PONV [Time Frame: 24 hours after end of surgery]
Number of Participants Receiving Rescue Medication [Time Frame: 24 hours after the end of surgery]
Number of Participants With Significant Nausea [Time Frame: 24 hours after end of surgery]
Secondary ID(s)
DP10017
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 04/08/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02337062
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