Effect of Dexamethasone Combined With Ondansetron on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Patient-controlled Analgesia After Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

NCT ID: NCT01007500

Last Updated: 2016-12-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

123 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to study the effect of dexamethasone combined with ondansetron on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients with patient-controlled analgesia after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nausea Vomiting

Keywords

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Postoperative nausea and vomiting after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Group Dexamethasone

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Experimental: Dexamethasone 8 mg IV after induction of anesthesia, Ondansetron 4 mg IV at the end of surgery and 12 mg mix to intravenous patient controlled analgesia device.

Group Ondansetron

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ondansetron

Intervention Type DRUG

Active comparator: Ondansetron 4 mg IV at the end of surgery and 12 mg mix to intravenous patient controlled analgesia device.

Interventions

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Dexamethasone

Experimental: Dexamethasone 8 mg IV after induction of anesthesia, Ondansetron 4 mg IV at the end of surgery and 12 mg mix to intravenous patient controlled analgesia device.

Intervention Type DRUG

Ondansetron

Active comparator: Ondansetron 4 mg IV at the end of surgery and 12 mg mix to intravenous patient controlled analgesia device.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
* Age 20-75
* American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification I or II

Exclusion Criteria

* Antiemetic within 24 hrs
* Taking Steroids, Opioids within 1 week
* Active drug or alcohol abuse
* GI motility disorder, severe renal/ hepatic disease.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Yonsei University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Anesthesia and Pain Reseach Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Locations

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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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4-2009-0407

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id