Overview

Study of the Effect of Intramuscular Ephedrine on the Incidence of Nausea and Vomiting During Elective Cesarean Section

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to investigate if the incidence of nausea and vomiting that subjects experience during and after a Cesarean section can be reduced by giving a shot of the drug ephedrine into the thigh muscle at the time of spinal anesthesia administration.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborator:
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Treatments:
Ephedrine
Pseudoephedrine