New steroid shot may keep surgery patients from feeling sick
NCT ID NCT06997419
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a longer-acting form of the steroid dexamethasone can better prevent nausea and vomiting after open surgery. Researchers will give 500 adults either the standard dexamethasone or the new version (dexamethasone palmitate) right before surgery. The goal is to see if the new drug works better and lasts longer with fewer side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dexamethasone palmitate
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more effective way to prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery, reducing discomfort for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no phase specified, so results are uncertain. The improvement over standard dexamethasone may be small or not clinically meaningful.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 to 65 years; * Providing written informed consent; * Perform elective open surgery (Spinal surgery, open chest surgery, open abdominal surgery) undergoing general anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: * Known to be allergic to dexamethasone; * Any systemic glucocorticoids within 3 months before trial entry; * History of severe heart disease, liver/kidney failure, or systemic rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, et al); * Cognitive impairment or severe mental illness; * Uncontrolled diabetes or infectious diseases; * Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fang Luo
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100050, China
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