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COMPARISON OF LATERAL AND SITTING POSITIONS DURING SPINAL ANAESTHESIA FOR CESAREAN SECTION

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
pregnant Women for cesarean section
Registration Number
CTRI/2014/06/004675
Lead Sponsor
Govt of Himachal Pradesh
Brief Summary

A total of 100 pregnant women for cesarean section as per obstetrical indication will be randomized to receive spinal anaesthesia in sitting and supine positions. These two groups will be compared with respect to fall in BP, duration of analgesia, lowest BP recordable, blood loss, onset of analgesia, to determine which of the two techniques for spinal anaesthesia, is more effective.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

•Singleton pregnancy •Age 18-45 years •Woman for cesarean section as per obstetrical indication •Period of gestation between 36 to 41 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

•twin pregnancy •severe pre-eclampsia/ HELLP syndrome •Co-agulopathy •Abruptio placentae •Intra-uterine fetal death/Malformed fetus •Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus •Chorio-amniotis •Known case of thrombophilia •Known case of chronic Renal or liver disease •previous classical caesarean section/ hysterotomy •previous uterine surgery other than caesarean section (myomectomy, hysterotomy, polypectomy, lysis of uterine synechia, or hysteroscopic metroplasty) •women who do not achieve sensory level T6 or Bromage score 3, 15 minutes after intrathecal injection.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcome is comparison of fall in blood pressure in two groups.from intra-thecal injection to two hours after completion of surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
•Lowest recorded systolic BP•Lowest recorded Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dr RPGMC Kangra at Tanda (HP)

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Kangra, HIMACHAL PRADESH, India

Dr RPGMC Kangra at Tanda (HP)
🇮🇳Kangra, HIMACHAL PRADESH, India
Chanderdeep Sharma
Principal investigator
9218925471
cdsharma2006@gmail.com

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