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

Phase 3 Completed 140 enrolled Hospital General Universitario Elche

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start: 2018-12-05
Primary completion: 2019-04-30
Completion: 2019-04-30

Publications

Ruiz-Tovar J, Garcia A, Ferrigni C, Duran M. Application of Vitamin E Acetate on Staple Lines and Anastomoses of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Impact on Postoperative Pain and Acute Phase Reactants. Obes Surg. 2020 Aug;30(8):2988-2993. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-04635-9.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	alpha-tocopherol	Unknown	—	Topical

Indications

No indication recorded.