New study tests Anti-Nausea drug to stop blood pressure drops in C-Sections
NCT ID NCT07037654
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether ondansetron, given as a dissolving film under the tongue, can prevent low blood pressure caused by spinal anesthesia during cesarean sections. 112 women scheduled for elective C-sections will receive either the drug or a placebo before anesthesia. The main goal is to see if it reduces the need for ephedrine, a drug used to raise blood pressure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ondansetron lingual film
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple way to prevent dangerous drops in blood pressure during C-sections, reducing the need for rescue medications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 112 participants. The drug may not work better than placebo, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 112 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Age: 18- 40 years old parturients. * Height: 150 to 180 cm * Patients are ASA II (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status grade II) = (pregnant and patients with mild systemic disease and no functional limitations). * Patients scheduled for elective cesarean section in Suez Canal University Hospitals. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients' refused to participate in the study. * Contraindications of spinal anesthesia (patients with marked deformities or infections at the site of spinal injection, and coagulopathy). * Known allergy to bupivacaine or ondansetron.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University
Ismailia, Egypt
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