Cesarean Section Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effect of Intramuscular Ephedrine on the Incidence of Perioperative Nausea and Vomiting During Elective Cesarean Section
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.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 53 |
Est. completion date | September 2010 |
Est. primary completion date | September 2010 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 18 Years to 40 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Must be pregnant with a single baby - Must be at term in their pregnancy (estimated gestational age of at least 38 weeks) - Must be scheduled for an elective Cesarean section - Must be between 60-70" tall - Must be free of severe systemic disease (ASA class I or II) Exclusion Criteria: - Contraindication to spinal anesthesia - Any allergy to any of the medications included in the study - History of pregnancy-induced hypertension or preeclampsia - History of preexisting hypertension - Diabetes mellitus - Hyperemesis gravidum - Previous perioperative nausea and vomiting - History of motion sickness - Women carrying a fetus with a known abnormality will also be excluded from the study |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Weill Medical College of Cornell | New York | New York |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York Presbyterian Hospital |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Subject's self-rated nausea level on a scale of 0-3 at multiple points immediately before, during, and after the surgery | before surgery, multiple times during & after surgery | No | |
Primary | Investigator's rating of the incidence of vomiting or retching on a scale of 0-3 at multiple points immediately before, during, and after the surgery | before surgery, multiple times during & after surgery | No | |
Secondary | Non-invasive blood pressure measurements made during the procedure | once each minute for at least 10 minutes and then at least every 2.5 minutes for the duration of the surgery | No | |
Secondary | Total amount of vasopressors (total IV ephedrine and total IV phenylephrine) administered during the procedure | throughout the surgery | No | |
Secondary | Cord Blood Gas Results following delivery of the placenta | one time, after delivery of placenta | No |
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