New hope for moms: drug may stop Post-C-Section sickness
NCT ID NCT06837129
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving nalbuphine through a vein can prevent nausea and vomiting caused by morphine given during spinal anesthesia for C-sections. 180 women having planned C-sections took part. The goal was to see if this approach reduces sickness in the first 24 hours after surgery.
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Study facts
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- 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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180 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia * age \> 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with known allergy to medications used in this study (nalbuphine, bupivacaine or morphine) * Patient with medical conditions which spinal anesthesia is contraindicated ie. heart diseases, renal or hepatic impairment, obesity \>=100 kilograms * Patients with history of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) or motion sickness who may have preexisting risk factors for PONV * Patient with known history of drug abuse * Unwilling to participate in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University
Pathum Thani, Changwat Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand
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Faculty of Medicine Thammasat University
Pathum Thani, Changwat Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand
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