Common nausea drug may stabilize blood pressure in elderly surgery patients
NCT ID NCT07551219
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether ondansetron, a drug often used for nausea, can reduce dangerous drops in blood pressure and heart rate in older adults (65+) undergoing spinal anesthesia for urologic surgery. Researchers tracked 140 patients to see if those who received ondansetron had fewer episodes of low blood pressure or slow heart rate during surgery. The goal was to find a simple way to make anesthesia safer for elderly patients.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
140 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Dec 2024
- Finished
-
Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
-
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.
Who is studied
The study population consists of geriatric patients aged 65 years and older undergoing elective urologic surgery under spinal anesthesia. Patients were managed according to routine clinical practice, with or without prophylactic ondansetron administration. Perioperative hemodynamic parameters, including blood pressure and heart rate, were prospectively recorded during the intraoperative period.
- Ages
-
65 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 65 years and older Patients scheduled for elective urologic surgery under spinal anesthesia American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III Patients who received routine perioperative management, with or without ondansetron administration Patients who provided written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal or contraindication to spinal anesthesia Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to ondansetron Preexisting severe cardiac conduction abnormalities (e.g., high-grade atrioventricular block, sick sinus syndrome) Baseline bradycardia (heart rate \< 50 beats per minute) Chronic use of medications significantly affecting heart rate or blood pressure (e.g., beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, antiarrhythmic drugs) Emergency surgery Incomplete perioperative hemodynamic data
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Bradycardia are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Why do some children arrive at the ER with a racing or skipping heart?
- A temporary wire that keeps hearts beating on cue
- Can a video get heart device patients moving more?
- Why do some hearts slow down after pulsed field ablation?
- Which pacing target keeps the heart stronger? a trial aims to find out
- Can a pacemaker slip in through the neck vein?