Trial Outcomes & Findings for Ondansetron Versus Dexamethasone/Ondansetron to Treat Acute Nausea in the Emergency Department (NCT NCT02985840)

NCT ID: NCT02985840

Last Updated: 2018-09-26

Results Overview

Effectiveness of intervention will be assessed by the need for additional medications via chart review

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

127 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

1 hour post intervention

Results posted on

2018-09-26

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Ondansetron
Ondansetron (4 mg) followed by two 5 ml normal saline flush Ondansetron: Patients receive intravenous ondansetron (4mg) followed by two 5ml normal saline flushes
Ondansetron Plus Dexamethasone
Ondansetron (4 mg), followed by dexamethasone (4 mg), followed by a single 5 ml normal saline flush Ondansetron: Patients receive intravenous ondansetron (4mg) followed by two 5ml normal saline flushes Dexamethasone: Patients receive intravenous ondansetron(4mg) followed by intravenous dexamethasone (4mg), followed by a single 5ml normal saline flush
Overall Study
STARTED
64
63
Overall Study
COMPLETED
64
63
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Ondansetron
n=64 Participants
Ondansetron (4 mg) followed by two 5 ml normal saline flush Ondansetron: Patients receive intravenous ondansetron (4mg) followed by two 5ml normal saline flushes
Ondansetron Plus Dexamethasone
n=63 Participants
Ondansetron (4 mg), followed by dexamethasone (4 mg), followed by a single 5 ml normal saline flush Ondansetron: Patients receive intravenous ondansetron (4mg) followed by two 5ml normal saline flushes Dexamethasone: Patients receive intravenous ondansetron(4mg) followed by intravenous dexamethasone (4mg), followed by a single 5ml normal saline flush
Total
n=127 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
35.77 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.46 • n=64 Participants
34.65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.75 • n=63 Participants
35.21 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.08 • n=127 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
45 Participants
n=64 Participants
43 Participants
n=63 Participants
88 Participants
n=127 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
19 Participants
n=64 Participants
20 Participants
n=63 Participants
39 Participants
n=127 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.
Region of Enrollment
United States
64 Participants
n=64 Participants
63 Participants
n=63 Participants
127 Participants
n=127 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 hour post intervention

Population: Evaluation of this outcome (need for additional medications within 1 hr of intervention) required additional chart review, which was not performed. As such, this outcome was not collected or analyzed, and cannot be reported.

Effectiveness of intervention will be assessed by the need for additional medications via chart review

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 hour post intervention

Population: Evaluation of this outcome (resolution of symptoms following intervention) required additional chart review, which was not collected. As such, this outcome was not collected or analyzed, and cannot be reported.

Effectiveness of intervention will be assessed by the resolution of symptoms via chart review

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Ondansetron

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Ondansetron Plus Dexamethasone

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Chelsea Blessing, PhD

OhioHealth Research Institutute

Phone: (513) 461-1772

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place