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A study which determines if Dexamethasone reduces vomiting after laproscopic gall bladder removal surgery.

A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE ROLE OF DEXAMETHASONE IN PROPHYLAXIS OF POST OPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN LAPROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY - Dexamethasone In PONV

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/08/020923
Enrollment
50
Registered
2019-08-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K802- Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Dexamethasone: Dexamethasone is given to patients at the beginning of the surgery to determine the incidence of post operative nausea and vomiting Control Intervention1: Ondensetron: Th

Sponsors

ESI PGIMSR
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA Class 1-2 2. Patients undergoing elective laproscopic cholecystectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Patients who are pregnant or who have uncontrolled diabetes, glaucoma (all patients had blood glucose concentrations checked to exclude undiagnosed hyperglycaemia). 3. Those with a known adverse reaction to dexamethasone or who were taking any systemic steroids (excluding steroid inhalers, suppositories, pessaries, eye drops, one-off local injections to a joint, or topical preparations) were excluded from the trial. 4. Patients previously taking regular oral or intravenous steroids had to have stopped taking these drugs at least three months before trial entry to be eligible.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine if there any difference in post operative Nausea nad Vomiting when Dexamethasone is used in elective laproscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesiaTimepoint: 0, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours post operatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ To determine difference in intra operative pain by using hemodynamic parameters â?¢ To determine difference in post operative pain by using the Visual Analogue Scale. â?¢ To determine difference in incidence of post operative sore throat. Timepoint: Hemodynamic parameters shall be recorded every 15 minutes intra operatively. 0 hour, 2 hour, 6 hour, 12 hour and 24 hours post operative

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Tarang Jain

ESI PGIMSR

dr.tarang@yahoo.co.in98111827264

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026