Active clinical trials for "Vomiting"

The combination of aprepitant and lower dose dexamethasone is superior to aprepitant alone with respect to the proportion of patients with a complete response (no vomiting and no use of rescue therapy) during 24 hours after the placement of last suture/staple.

This survey is conducted for preparing application materials for re-examination under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Laws and its Enforcement Regulation. Its aim is to reconfirm the clinical usefulness of EMEMD (aprepitant) through collecting the safety information according to the Re-examination Regulation for New Drugs.

The effect of airway management on vomiting after strabismus surgery is unknown. The purpose of this study is to find out whether the use of different airway devices, such as LMA, which is a special mask placed in the throat or Endotracheal tube (ET tube), which is a soft tube placed in the wind pipe, affects the incidence of vomiting after surgery. Two hundred six children between the ages of 2 and 12 years are expected to take part in this study.

Intrathecal morphine causes intense itching which is very bothersome. Nalbuphine antagonizes this effect when given intravenously. This trial is to find out if nalbuphine added to intrathecal morphine has an effect on morphine related pruritus while still maintaining adequate analgesia.

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women worldwide. (1) Breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy is indicated for the majority of patients with this type of cancer. (2) Postoperative pain is frequent in this population, with almost 50 % experiencing acute pain and 25-60 % subsequently live with chronic pain. (3-5) Today no golden standard for postoperative pain management regarding breast cancer surgeries exists, and there is definitely room for improvement. Especially considering the large population of women with breast cancer and consequences of acute and chronic pain, such as prolonged recovery and affected quality of life. (6,7) With the present study, we aim to optimise postoperative pain treatment and investigate the effect of a standardised multimodal postoperative analgesic regimen based on previous recommendations. (4,8,9)

Collection of pharmacokinetic and electrocardiograph data from healthy volunteers given APD421 +/- ondansetron

Cholelithiasis (presence of gallbladder stones) is prevalent in 10 to 15% of the world population. This disease can lead to serious complications such as cholecystitis, cholangitis and pancreatitis. Video-laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CVL) is considered the gold standard treatment of this condition. Despite ongoing research and development of new drugs and techniques, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are frequent, lead to unexpected hospitalizations, delay hospital discharge, increase hospital costs, and cause patient dissatisfaction. Video-laparoscopic surgeries are cited in the literature as a risk factor for PONV, with an incidence of up to 75% in cases where prophylactic drugs are not used.Through the simplified Apfel score, it is possible to determine the risk for PONV. This risk classification is based on four risk factors: female gender, non-smoking, postoperative use of opioids and previous history of PONV. The incidence of PONV would be 10%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80%, respectively, if none, one, two, three or four risk factors are present. Antiemetics recommended for prophylaxis of PONV in adults include 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT3) receptor antagonists (ondansetron, dolasetron, granisetron, tropisetron, ramosetron and palonosetron), neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists (aprepitant), (dendrohydrin and haloperidol), antihistamines (dimenhydrin and meclizine), and anticholinergics (scopolamine).

The purpose of the study is to find out the efficacy of an anti-emetic drug, Aprepitant as an add-on therapy to prevent vomiting in children and adolescents receiving chemotherapy for leukemia (AML). Children and adolescents admitted with confirmed diagnosis of AML will be assessed for eligibility criteria and enrolled in the study. Then they will be divided (randomized) into experimental and control groups. Experimental group will receive Aprepitant capsules 1 h prior to chemotherapy on days 1-3 in addition to ondansetron. Patients will be required to swallow the whole capsule and opening of capsule will not be permitted. All three doses will be administered under supervision. Control group will receive ondansetron (0.15 mg/kg) as an intravenous bolus 30 minutes before chemotherapy followed by every 8 hourly for 8 days. Metoclopramide will be used as a rescue agent. The data will be collected from each patient in a proforma from day 1 to day 13 of chemotherapy. A Diary will be maintained for nausea and vomiting record. Edmonton's symptom assessment criterion will be used in the diary for assessing severity of nausea. The NCI guidelines will be used to assess the severity of vomiting based on the data provided by the patient in the diary. A modified intention-to-treat population (patients who receive chemotherapy, take one or more doses of study drug, and have one or more post treatment measurements) will be used for efficacy analysis. Proportion of patients with complete response will be compared between patients with or without aprepitant.

To compare early versus on demand maternal feeding after cesarean delivery regarding gastrointestinal complaints and patient's satisfaction.

The aim of this randomized trial is to assess the efficacy of preventive analgesia using different peribulbar blocks (PBB) under SPI-guided anaesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery (VRS), presence of PONV (postoperative nausea and vomiting) and oculocardiac reflex (OCR) and compare Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) with Surgical Pleth Index (SPI) for monitoring pain perception postoperatively. Patients will receive general anaesthesia combined with either preventive PBB using either lidocaine with bupivacaine or bupivacaine or ropivacaine