NCT01782820

Influence of a Single Dose Dexamethasone on the Time Course of Neuromuscular Blockade of Rocuronium

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kreiskrankenhaus Dormagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the present study is to compare the time course of a neuromuscular block in patients receiving dexamethasone 8 mg in order to reduce postoperative nausea or vomiting several hours before surgery with patients receiving the drug immediately before induction of anaesthesia and patients without a dexamethasone prophylaxis. The primary end point is the time from start of injection of rocuronium until recovery to a train of four ratio (TOF ratio) of 0.9.

Conditions

• Neuromuscular Block, Dexamethasone
• Neuromuscular Block, Recovery

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-01-01
• Completion: 2013-01-01
• First posted: 2013-02-04
• Last updated: 2022-08-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany