A clinical trial to study the effect of different doses of phenylephrine hydrochloride for treatment of fall in blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia in patients undergoing planned caesarean sectio
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Spinal anaesthesia induced hypotension
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/12/002294
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
ASA I or II females with term, uncomplicated, singleton pregnancy undergoing elective LSCS under spinal anaesthesia
Patients who develop hypotension after subarachnoid block will be included
Hypotension after spinal anaesthesia will be defined as a fall of > 20% from the baseline or an absolute value of less than 100 mm Hg systolic blood pressure
Maternal complications e.g. diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease
Placental complications viz., placenta praevia or abruptio placentae
Cord complications viz., nuchal cord or cord prolapse
Foetal malformations
Patients with absolute or relative contra-indications for spinal anaesthesia e.g. infection in lumbar area, coagulation abnormalities, autonomic neuropathy, spinal deformities, other neurological diseases, hypovolemia due to any cause
Maternal baseline SBP less than 100 mmHg
Patients with baby birth weight less than 2.5 kg or greater than 4.5 kg
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method