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Study aim
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The aim of this study is to determine the effect of ondansetron and placebo versus ondansetron and aprepitant on nausea and vomiting after cholecystectomy surgery. If the combination of aprepitant and ondansetron has a greater effect on nausea and vomiting, this method can be used as an auxiliary treatment in the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized by block randomization method, phase 2 on 60 patients.
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Settings and conduct
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Patients undergoing cholecystectomy at Shahid Modares Hospital in Tehran between 2020 to 2021. This study is conducted in a double-blind manner. A nurse not involved in the study codes the drugs, the person who prescribes the drug, and those who collect information from the patients after the procedure are blinded. Nausea and vomiting of patients are evaluated 6 and 24 hours after the end of the operation.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: All patients between the ages of 18 and 50 years old with a 1 or 2 score on the ASA health scale, are candidates for cholecystectomy surgery. Exclusion criteria: patients with a 3, 4, or 5 score on the ASA health scale; Patients undergoing cholecystectomy with another anesthesia method; patients suffering from any systemic disease, People addicted to alcohol, drugs, and smoking; Acute cholecystitis.
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Intervention groups
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Control group: At the same time as the operation, 4 mg of ondansetron is administered intravenously and a placebo capsule is administered one hour before the operation. Intervention group: Aperpitant capsule of 80 mg one hour before the operation, and at the same time as the operation, ondansetron 4 mg is administered intravenously.
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Main outcome variables
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Nausea and vomiting after the operation