NCT01395901

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a single palonosetron IV dose compared to a single ondansetron IV dose in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting through 24 hours after surgery in children aged from neonates up to less than 17 years undergoing elective surgical procedures requiring general intravenous anesthesia. The secondary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of IV palonosetron in pediatric patients.

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
670

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2011

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
8 countries

44 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2011

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 14, 2011

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 18, 2011

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2012

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2012

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

July 30, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

July 30, 2014

Status Verified

July 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

July 14, 2011

Results QC Date

June 27, 2014

Last Update Submit

July 29, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and VomitingPalonosetronOndansetronPediatric

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Proportion of Patients With Complete Response

    Complete Response was defined as no vomiting, no retching, and no use of antiemetic rescue medication during the first 24 hours postoperatively, starting at T0. Time 0 (T0) was defined as the time when the patient wakes up and is able to show any active reaction postoperatively.

    0-24 hours after T0

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Proportion of Patients With no Vomiting

    0-24 hours after T0

  • Proportion of Patients Without Emetic Episodes

    0-24 hours after T0

  • Proportion of Patients Without Antiemetic Rescue Medication

    0-24 hours after T0

  • Proportion of Patients Without Nausea (Patient Aged > 6 Years)

    0-24 hours after T0

Study Arms (2)

Palonosetron and placebo to Ondansetron

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention: Drug: Palonosetron

Drug: PalonosetronDrug: Placebo to Ondansetron

Ondansetron and placebo to Palonosetron

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Intervention: Drug: Comparator: Ondansetron

Drug: OndansetronDrug: Placebo to Palonosetron

Interventions

Single dose Palonosetron IV 1 mcg/kg (up to a maximum total dose of 0.075 mg)

Palonosetron and placebo to Ondansetron

Single dose Ondansetron IV: * 0 months to 12 years dose: 0.1 mg/kg for ≤ 40 kg and 4 mg for \>40 kg; * 13 years to less than 17 years dose: 4 mg

Ondansetron and placebo to Palonosetron
Palonosetron and placebo to Ondansetron
Ondansetron and placebo to Palonosetron

Eligibility Criteria

AgeUp to 16 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Male or female patient aged from full term neonate to less than 17 years.
  • In-patient or out-patient scheduled to undergo one of the following procedures:
  • ear, nose and throat surgery (e.g., tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, myringotomy),
  • eye surgery (e.g. strabismus, vitreoretinal, cataract surgery),
  • urological surgery (e.g. orchidopexy, varicocoele),
  • plastic reconstructive surgery (e.g. cleft lip/cleft palate, burn procedures involving the scalp),
  • hernia repair,
  • orthopedic surgery (e.g. foot and ankle deformities, arthroscopic surgeries, ACL surgery),.
  • cardiac surgery,
  • neurosurgery.
  • Patient is scheduled to undergo surgery requiring general intravenous anesthesia
  • Patient is scheduled to receive nitrous oxide during the maintenance phase of anesthesia
  • Patient weighs at least 3.2 kg
  • ASA physical status I, II or III
  • Fertile patients (male or female) must use reliable contraceptive measures
  • +3 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Lactating females
  • Patient aged ≤6 years who received any investigational drug within 90 days prior to Day 1, or patient aged \>6 years who received any investigational drug within 30 days prior to Day 1 or is expected to receive investigational drugs prior to study completion.
  • Patient having participated in any previous trial with palonosetron.
  • History of allergy to any components or any other contraindications to the use of any 5-HT3 receptor antagonists
  • Patient to undergo emergency surgery
  • Patient scheduled to receive regional anesthesia (lumbar, epidural, spinal) alone or in conjunction with general intravenous anesthesia
  • Patient scheduled to receive laryngeal mask anesthesia
  • Patient scheduled to receive propofol during the maintenance phase of anesthesia
  • Patient suffering from any concomitant disease uncontrolled by therapy, which, in the judgment of the Investigator, could compromise the outcome of surgery
  • Patient with history of gastro-esophageal reflux (except for patients up to 12 months)
  • Patient with ongoing vomiting from any organic cause
  • Patient having experienced any vomiting, retching, or nausea within 24 hours prior to the administration of the study drug

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (44)

Shoals Clinical Research Associates

Florence, Alabama, 35630, United States

Location

Shoals Medical Research, LLC

Sheffield, Alabama, 35660, United States

Location

Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

Location

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States

Location

CRC of Jackson

Jackson, Mississippi, 39202, United States

Location

Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States

Location

The University of North Carolina Hospitals

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

Location

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Location

Clinical Trial Developers

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45255, United States

Location

Texas Orthopedic Specialist, P.A

Grapevine, Texas, 76051, United States

Location

Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

CEMIC, Otorhinolaryngology Department

Buenos Aires, C1431FWO, Argentina

Location

Istituto Medico Rio Cuarto

Río Cuarto, X5800AEV, Argentina

Location

University Hospital Brno - Children's Medical Centre

Brno, 61300, Czechia

Location

University Hospital Hradec Kralove

Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia

Location

University Hospital Olomouc

Olomouc, 775 20, Czechia

Location

University Hospital Pilsen- Paediatric Clinic

Plzen-Lochotin, 30460, Czechia

Location

University Hospital Motol

Prague, 15006, Czechia

Location

Hospital Znojmo, State-Funded Organisation, Department of Pediatrics

Znojmo, 669 02, Czechia

Location

Semmeleis University

Budapest, 1083, Hungary

Location

St Istvan and St Laszlo Corporate Hospital; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Budapest, 1097, Hungary

Location

The Municipal Council's St Janos Hospital and North Buda United Hospitals; Central Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit

Budapest, 1125, Hungary

Location

St Panthaleon Hospital; Central Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit

Dunaújváros, 2400, Hungary

Location

Pandy Kalman County Hospital; Department of Central Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit

Gyula, 5700, Hungary

Location

Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology of Medical University of Gdansk

Gdansk, 80-803, Poland

Location

Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

Lodz, 91-738, Poland

Location

Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

Lublin, 20-093, Poland

Location

Department of Intensive Care and Anesthesiology

Olsztyn, 10-561, Poland

Location

Department of Pediatric Surgery

Wroclaw, 50-369, Poland

Location

University Pediatric Hospital

San Juan, PR 00936, Puerto Rico

Location

State Healthcare Institution Arkhangelsk Regional Children's Hospital

Arkhangelsk, 132002, Russia

Location

Federal State Institution: St. Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech under the MoH Care and Social Development of the Russian Federation

Saint Petersburg, 190013, Russia

Location

International Clinic MEDEM

Saint Petersburg, 191025, Russia

Location

St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

Saint Petersburg, 194100, Russia

Location

Yaroslavl Region State Healthcare Institution

Yaroslavl, 150042, Russia

Location

Dnipropetrovsk Regional Childrens Clinical Hospital

Dnipropetrovsk, 49100, Ukraine

Location

Regional Childrens Clinical Hospital

Donetsk, 83052, Ukraine

Location

Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Childrens Clinical Hospital

Ivano-Frankivsk, 76000, Ukraine

Location

City Clinical Hospital n#30

Kharkiv, 61000, Ukraine

Location

Research and Development Center for Prophylactic and Clinical Medicine

Kyiv, 01133, Ukraine

Location

National Specialized Childrens Hospital OKHMATDYT

Kyiv, 01135, Ukraine

Location

V.P. Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy

Odesa, 65061, Ukraine

Location

Zaporizhia Regional Clinical Childrens Hospital

Zaporizhia, 69000, Ukraine

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Postoperative Nausea and VomitingVomiting

Interventions

PalonosetronOndansetron

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Postoperative ComplicationsPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsNauseaSigns and Symptoms, DigestiveSigns and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

QuinuclidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsIsoquinolinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingImidazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingCarbazolesIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring

Results Point of Contact

Title
Salvatore Chessari
Organization
Helsinn Healthcare SA

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 14, 2011

First Posted

July 18, 2011

Study Start

June 1, 2011

Primary Completion

March 1, 2012

Study Completion

April 1, 2012

Last Updated

July 30, 2014

Results First Posted

July 30, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-07

Locations