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Palonosetron Versus Ramosetron for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01476280
Lead Sponsor
Incheon St.Mary's Hospital
Brief Summary

Ramosetron and palonosetron are more recently developed 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonists and this randomized double blind study was designed to compare efficacy of ramosetron and palonosetron to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting. Investigator hypothesized that palonosetron would have stronger and longer lasting antiemetic effect compared with ramosetron and evaluated the patients for the first 48 hours after surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • ASA Physical Status 1 or 2
  • Elective gynaecological laparoscopic surgery of ≥ 1h duration
Exclusion Criteria
  • Anti-emetics, steroids, or psychoactive medications within 24 h of study initiation
  • Vomiting or retching in the 24 h preceding surgery
  • Cancer chemotherapy within 4 weeks or emetogenic radiotherapy within 8 weeks before study entry
  • Ongoing vomiting from gastrointestinal disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Palonosetronpalonosetron-
RamosetronRamosetron-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting for 48 hours after surgeryfor 48 hours after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
severity of nausea for 48 hours after surgeryfor 48 hours after surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Incheon St. Mary's hospital

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Incheon, Korea, Republic of

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