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IV Labetalol Vs Oral Nifedipine in control of severe hypertension in pregnancy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Pregnancy with PreEclampsia
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/10/009977
Lead Sponsor
Government Siddhartha Medical College
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

All antenatal women of gestational age >28 weeks with severe hypertension

with systolic blood pressure (BP) of 160 mm Hg or higher and/or diastolic BP

of 110 mm Hg or higher on 2 separate occasions 30 minutes apart in lateral

recumbent position

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with history of cardiac disease

2. Patients with history of bronchial asthma

3. Patients with history of haematological disorder

4. Patients with history of allergy to labetalol or nifedipine

5. Patients with liver disorders

6. Maternal heart rate <50bpm or >120 bpm

7. Patients with history of exposure to any anti-hypertensive medications in the

past 24 hours

8. Patients with chronic hypertension

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The time taken in minutes,by either drug to achieve the target blood pressure <br/ ><br>of systolic BP 150mmHg and/or diastolic BP 110mmHg.Timepoint: Mean time taken to achieve target blood pressures in a set study population for a period of two years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The number of doses required <br/ ><br>Adverse effects <br/ ><br>Maternal and perinatal oucomeTimepoint: mean number of doses required, adverse effects and maternal and perinatal outcome in a set study population at the end of 2 years
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