Antiemetic Efficacy and Safety of Dexamethasone in Obstetric Surgical Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This is a randomised controlled double blinded clinical trial to determine the antiemetic efficacy and safety of either 8 mg of dexamethasone or normal saline (placebo) given 1 hour before induction of either spinal or general anaesthesia in 2 arms (of 150 each).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Makerere University
• Treatments: Antiemetics; BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all woman above 18 years old presenting for obstetric surgery and have consented to study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• refusal/unable to consent,

• younger than 18 years old,

• hypertensive,

• diabetic,

• preeclamptic,

• sepsis,

• ASAIIIE plus.