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Comparison of Ramosetron Alone Versus Ramosetron Plus Dexamethasone for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparison of Ramosetron Alone Versus Ramosetron Plus Dexamethasone for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0012366
Enrollment
80
Registered
2026-07-30
Start date
2026-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : Upon arrival in the operating room, standard monitoring, including noninvasive blood pressure, pulse oximetry, and electrocardiography, was applied. General anesthesia was induced with intraven

Sponsors

Yeongnam University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult female patients aged 19–64 years with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I or II who were scheduled to undergo mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer were included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe systemic disease classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status III or higher 2. Patients receiving long-term corticosteroid therapy, including dexamethasone 3. Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 4. Patients who have received antiemetic medication within 24 hours before surgery 5. Patients undergoing preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy 6. Patients with a history of allergy or hypersensitivity to ramosetron or dexamethasone 7. Patients with vestibular dysfunction 8. Patients with severe hepatic or renal dysfunction 9. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding 10. Patients with severe obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m²

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) score

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting;Severity of nausea;Number of vomiting events;Use of rescue antiemetics and number of administrations;Postoperative pain;Requirement for rescue analgesics;Occurrence of drug-related adverse events;Quality of Recovery (QoR-15) subdomain score

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public Contacteun kyung choe

Yeongnam University Medical Center

zzini0527@naver.com+82-53-620-3361

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026