Chewing Gum to Prevent Nausea and Vomiting After Caesarean Section Under Spinal Anaesthesia

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2020-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Our study aims to determine if there is a difference in a self-reported incidence of nausea and vomiting in women who are given chewing gum following elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia compared to those who do not receive chewing gum

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital
• Treatments: Ondansetron

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Spinal Anaesthesia

• Elective

• Able and Agreeable to chew chewing gum in recovery room and in the first 24 hours

• Received Ondansetron 4mg IV intra-operatively

Exclusion Criteria:

• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

• Nausea and/or Vomiting on arrival to recovery room

• Post-partum haemorrhage >1000ml

• Ergometrine or Misoprostol intra-operatively

• Intravenous opioid intra-operatively