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Prevention of Intraoperative Nausea and Vomiting During Cesarean Section

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cesarean Delivery
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01216410
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
Brief Summary

The study investigates the incidence of intraoperative nausea and vomiting under spinal anesthesia using a phenylephrine infusion with and without prophylactic antiemetics.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
306
Inclusion Criteria
  • English speaking ASA I-II non-laboring women with single gestations ≥36 weeks
  • Scheduled or unscheduled cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia
  • Height: 5 feet-5 feet 11 in.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Laboring women needing an emergency cesarean delivery

    • Subjects less than 18 years of age
    • Receipt of a drug with antiemetic properties in the 24 hours prior to cesarean section
    • Allergy to ondansetron, or metoclopramide
    • Severe hypertensive disease of pregnancy defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP)>160mmHg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP)>110mmHg requiring antihypertensive treatment or associated with significant proteinuria.
    • Severe Cardiac disease in pregnancy with marked functional limitations
    • Diabetes type I
    • Patients on Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors or Tricyclic Antidepressants
    • Morbid obesity (body mass index (BMI)>45)
    • Inclusion in another anesthetic study involving drug administration

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Phenylephrine infusionPhenylephrine infusionProphylactic phenylephrine infusion and placebo antiemetics
Combination GroupCombination GroupMetoclopramide and Ondansetron prophylaxis with phenylephrine infusion
MetoclopramideMetoclopramideProphylaxis with metoclopramide and phenylephrine infusion.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intraoperative Nausea and VomitingIntraoperatively

Comparison of intraoperative nausea and vomiting between the 3 groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pruritus0-24 hrs
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)0-2h, 2-6h, 6-24h
Satisfaction24 h

1=very satisfied, 2=somewhat satisfied, 3= neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, 4=somewhat dissatisfied, 5= very dissatisfied. Number of very satisfied subjects posted.

Maternal HemodynamicsIntraoperatively

The number of patients with systolic blood pressure decrease to less than 20 % of baseline intraoperatively

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Duke University Medical Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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