Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01028547
Antiemetic Efficacy and Safety of Dexamethasone in Obstetric Surgical Patients
Antiemetic Efficacy and Safety of Dexamethasone in Patients Undergoing Caesarean Sections at Mulago Hospital
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 250 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Makerere University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
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).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | dexamethasone | single Bolus dose of dexamethasone 8mg |
| OTHER | normal saline | 2 ml 0.9% saline |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-03-01
- Completion
- 2010-03-01
- First posted
- 2009-12-09
- Last updated
- 2010-03-26
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Uganda
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01028547. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.