This study will compare the effect of prochlorperazine and ondansetron for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in the emergency department.
Nausea and vomiting can be common symptoms in the emergency department (ED). Antiemetics, agents to treat nausea and vomiting, include phenothiazine derivatives, prokinetic agents, and 5-HT3 antagonists. There have been limited studies on the use of these agents in the ED, and no direct comparisons to 5-HT3 antagonists have been published to date. Inclusion Criteria: Patients presenting to the ED with at least one of the following * nausea * vomiting documented in the ED
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
64
Patients receiving Prochlorperazine
Patients receiving Ondansetron
Grady Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Vomiting at 0 to 120 Min.
Time frame: 0 to 120 minutes after receiving medication
Nausea at 0 to 120 Min
100mm Visual Analog scale (VAS) Scale is from 0 mm to 100 mm 0mm = no nausea 100mm = severe nausea
Time frame: 0 to 120 minutes after receiving medication
Akithisia at 0 to 120 Min
Time frame: 0 to 120 min after receiving medication
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