Oral Dexamethasone for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

PHASE3RecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

814

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 4, 2024

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2025

Conditions
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Interventions
DRUG

Dexamethasone Oral

Patients in the intervention group will receive oral 8 mg dexamethasone at night before surgery. The time of dexamethasone administration will be recorded.

DRUG

Dexamethasone

Patients in the control group will receive intravenous 8 mg dexamethasone just before or at the induction of anesthesia. The dexamethasone ampule will be diluted in a 10 ml syringe and given in at least one minute to avoid unpleasant sensations in injection.

Trial Locations (1)

35516

RECRUITING

Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine, Al Mansurah

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Mansoura University

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