Overview

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

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-04-30
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
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.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital General Universitario Elche
Treatments:
alpha-Tocopherol
Tocopherols
Tocotrienols
Vitamin E
Vitamins
Criteria
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