Prophylactic treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting in children undergoing ambulatory surgery

Effectiveness of dexamethasone combined with propofol vs dexamethasone combined with ondansetron vs dexamethasone alone as a postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis in pediatric patients undergoing ambulatory surgery: a randomized blinded trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23862

Enrollment

Registered

2014-04-28

Start date

2014-04-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

Postoperative nausea and vomiting, PONV, children, ambulatory surgery Postoperatieve misselijkheid en braken, kinderen, pediatrische patiënten

Interventions

The patients will be stratified into three groups based on the amount of risk factors for PONV. Then they will be randomly assigned to one of the three treatments: 1. Dexamethasone + placebo 2. Dexa

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients aged between 6 months and 12 years - Patients undergoing ear-nose-throat surgery - Patients undergoing general anesthesia longer than 30 minutes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients who already attained mernache - Patients who had used antiemetic's within 24 hours preceding the surgery - Patients who had used steroids during the previous 3 months preceding the surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Nausea - Vomiting	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Pain - Agitation	—

Contacts

Public ContactVera-Maria Pavao Spanjer

Student Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

veraspanjer@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)