Nicotine Administration and Post-operative Opioid Use With Bariatric Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This prospective, randomized, double-blind study will enroll nonsmoking female subjects
undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery under general anesthesia. The hypothesis of this
study is that female nonsmokers who receive nicotine via nasal spray immediately before
waking up from anesthesia will need less pain medications 24 hours after the surgery compared
to the subjects who receive placebo spray.