The effect of ginger extract on the incidence and severity of nausea and vomiting

The effect of ginger extract on the incidence and severity of nausea and vomiting after cesarean section under spinal anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016042719359N3

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-13

Start date

2016-03-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Pregnancy. normal pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, 25 drops of oral drops containing gingerextract was poured in 30 cc of tap water in a glass and was given to the patients one hour before surgery. Intervent

Treatment - Drugs

Placebo

In the intervention group, 25 drops of oral drops containing gingerextract was poured in 30 cc of tap water in a glass and was given to the patients one hour before surgery

The control group received 30 cc of tap water in a glass one hour before surgery

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients should be alert; having class 1 and class 2 of America Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score; without any infection or bleeding and ulcers in the area of spinal; without any relative or absolute limitation for spinal anesthesia Exclusion criteria: the patient who referred for cesarean section with a drop in the fetal heart rate, placenta detachment, and placenta previa; the patients who weigh more than 90 kg; diabetics; with underlying gastrointestinal disease; those who had used anti-nausea and anti-vomiting drugs in pre-operative 24 hours before the surgery; those who were not fasting; those with middle ear disease; those who had more than 20% of baseline drop in blood pressure after spinal anesthesia; the patients with gestational hypertension; history of pelvic surgery except caesarean section; history of nausea and vomiting during the past 24 hours

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of nausea. Timepoint: During the surgery, 2 hour after the surgery, 4 hour after the surgery. Method of measurement: self-report scale.;Severity of vomiting. Timepoint: During the surgery, 2 hour after the surgery, 4 hour after the surgery. Method of measurement: self-report scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The incidence of nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: During the surgery, 2 hour after the surgery, 4 hour after the surgery. Method of measurement: Self-report scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactJavad Shahinfar

North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences

dr.jshahinfar@gmail.com+98 58 3229 1910

Outcome results

None listed

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