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The effect of vitamin C injection before surgery in patient's pain control

The effect of 2 grams vitamin C single dose IV injection compare with 20 ml of normal saline injection half an hour before laparoscopic cholecystectomy in pain and the patient's postoperative total opium usage in Shariati Hospital in 1393

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013040612918N1
Enrollment
110
Registered
2014-09-08
Start date
2014-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: Cholecystitis. Condition 2: post op use of opium. Condition 3: postoperative pain. Condition 4: post operative nausea and vomiting. Condition 5: surgical wound infection. Condition 6: calculus of gallbladder. Condition 7: calculus of ballblader without cholecystitis. Condition 8: calculus of gallbladder with other cholecystitis. Cholecyctitis unspecified Opioids and related analgesics abdominal and pelvic pain Nausea and vomiting Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention is one single dose of 2 grams of vitamin c of Osve pharmacological factory that made in IRAN ,that is equal to 4 vials of vitamin c that diluted with normal saline up
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
The intervention is one single dose of 2 grams of vitamin c of Osve pharmacological factory that made in IRAN ,that is equal to 4 vials of vitamin c that diluted with normal saline up to 20 cc and in
In the control group 20 cc normal saline injected intravenously after general anesthesia before surgery

Sponsors

Faculty of medicine of Tehran University of Medical Siences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: Patients who are considered for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (Laparoscopic surgery due to biliary Colic or cholecyctitis) Exclusion Criteria: Patients who are allergic to Narcotics or abusing drugs will be excluded from the study. In the case of necessity for simultaneous surgery, the patient will be excluded from the study. During 24- hour follow-up, Naloxone will be provided for the patients, and if patients’ respiratory rate drops below 12, PCA will be stopped and patient will be excluded from the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Amount of opium used. Timepoint: 6 and 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: patient controlled anesthesia.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: every 6 hours. Method of measurement: visual analoge scale.;Wound infection. Timepoint: after 7 days. Method of measurement: physical examination.;Patient satisfaction. Timepoint: after 24 hours. Method of measurement: sf 12 questionair.;Urinary retention. Timepoint: during 24 hours. Method of measurement: examination.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSara Emami

Dr Shariati Hospital, surgery ward

s_emami@razi.tums.ac.ir+98 21 8490 2450

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026