Early versus late post-caesarean section discharge among paturients in Enugu: A randomized controlled trial.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- General Obstetrics
- Registration Number
- PACTR202303472142946
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Innocent Omeje
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 206
Inclusion Criteria
1.The patient will be booked and will be attending antenatal care at either UNTH or ESUTH.
2.The patient will be booked for an elective Caesarean delivery and has been reviewed by the anesthetist and certified fit for surgery.
3.Patient who has given written consent.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient with co-morbidities that may require multidisciplinary management such as sickle cell anaemia, asthma, diabetes mellitus, and cardiac disease in pregnancy.
2.Patient who is not fit for discharge.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall patient’s satisfaction, using structured questionnaire containing 46 questions and will be scored between 46 and 230 points. The cut-off point will be determined by the mean score.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Mean cost of hospital bills.<br>2.Proportion of participants who developed clinical wound infection: swelling, induration of wound edges, seropurulent/purulent discharge or wound dehiscence, fever greater or equal to 380C or differential warmth.