Efficacy of Ginger on Intraoperative and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Elective Cesarean Section Patients

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Nausea, Vomiting

In brief

SPECIFIC AIMS * Assess risk factors for nausea and vomiting in c-section patients undergoing regional anesthesia * Quantify the incidence of nausea and vomiting intraoperatively and postoperatively in the ginger and placebo groups. * Quantify post-operative analgesia and pruritus in the ginger and placebo groups * Quantify patient satisfaction of the ginger and placebo groups * Assess patient expectation of ginger on post-op day three

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01733212

Run by

Joel Yarmush

People needed

239

Starts

2010-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-09-10

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 49. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy (i.e., ASA I, or II) patients presenting for planned c-section at New York Methodist Hospital
• Signed informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• They are unable or unwilling to take part in the study
• They have a history of an allergy to any medications used including ginger
• They have had any gastrointestinal surgery on the stomach, small intestine, or gall bladder.
• They have any history of bleeding disorder, (i.e., Hemophilia A/B, ITP, etc.)
• They have a contraindication to intrathecal or epidural anesthesia. ( i.e., Arnold- Chiari malformation, etc.)
• They are unable to understand instructions or questions related to study
• ASA III or IV patients

Where it is running

• New York Methodist Hospital — Brooklyn, New York, United States

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