Medicines to prevent headache after spinal anesthesia for lower belly surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests two different medicines given through a vein before surgery to see if they can prevent a common headache after spinal anesthesia (called a post-dural puncture headache). You might join if you are having surgery on the lower belly or below, are otherwise healthy, and are not pregnant.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for surgery on your lower belly or below the belly button.
- You are generally healthy or have only mild health issues (ASA I or II).
- Your body mass index (BMI, a weight-for-height measure) is below 35.
- You are not pregnant and do not have memory or thinking problems.
- You have no allergies to local anesthetics or the study drugs (neostigmine, atropine, ketorolac).
- Your body temperature is not too high or too low (between 36 and 38°C).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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