Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Palonosetron and Ramosetron for Preventing Patient-controlled Analgesia Related Nausea and Vomiting Following Spine Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Yonsei University

Conditions:

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Postoperative pain, the great concern for the patients undergoing spine surgery, has led to common use of opioid-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) postoperatively. Opioid-based I...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients (20-65 years) scheduled for lumbar spinal surgery in prone position between August 2011 and July 2012.
  • All patients were using opioid-based IV-PCA postoperatively for pain control

Exclusion

  • gastrointestinal disease
  • renal dysfunction
  • hepatic dysfunction
  • diabetes mellitus on insulin
  • pregnancy
  • use of steroid, opioid, antiemetics within 1 day before surgery
  • inability to understand verbal rating scale (VRS)
  • inability to use PCA device

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

196 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01825733

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

July 1 2012

Last Update

February 19 2014

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