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Carbetocin Versus Syntometrine in Obese Women Undergoing Elective Cesarean

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Post Partum Hemorrhage
Interventions
Drug: Syntometrine
Registration Number
NCT03693599
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

to compare effectiveness and tolerability of carbetocin versus syntometrine in prevention of Postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean section

Detailed Description

A double-blind randomized study conducted on 1200 obese pregnant subjected randomly either to single 100 μg IV dose of carbetocin (600 women) or combination of 5 IU oxytocin and 0.5 mg ergometrine (600 women) after fetal extraction and before placental removal.

Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) after cesarean section (CS) had been evaluated by measurement of drop of Hemoglobin and hematocrit, incidence of PPH and number of subjects needed additional oxytocic

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
1200
Inclusion Criteria
  • All participants are at 37 - 40 weeks of gestational age
  • Noncomplicated pregnancy.
  • obese women with BMI > 30.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants with placenta previa,
  • coagulopathy,
  • preeclamptic
  • known sensitivity to carbetocin,oxytocin or methergine were excluded

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SyntometrineSyntometrine600 women received one ampoule of syntometrine (Novartis, Basel, Switzerland), which consisted of 5 IU of oxytocin and 500 micrograms of ergometrine diluted in 10 ml of Ringer's lactate solution and was administered intravenously over 2 minutes
carbetocincarbetocin600 women received single 100 µg IV dose of carbetocin diluted in 10 ml of Ringer's lactate solution (Pabal, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd, West Drayton, UK).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence of postpartum hemorrhage after CS24 hours

Number of participants experienced massive postpartum hemorrhage

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
side effects of drugs used24 hours

GIT side effects as nausea , vomiting

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

faculty of medicine Cairo university

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Giza, Egypt

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