Randomised controlled trial comparing shorter versus longer hospital stay after uncomplicated caesarean sectio

Completed

• Conditions: Caesarean section; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN35456604
• Lead Sponsor: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (Ghana)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 856

Inclusion Criteria

Women attending Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for delivery by caesarean section
a. The patient must stay within 16 km (10 miles) radius from the hospital on discharge
b. Written or thumb-printed informed consent to participate in the study
c. Uncomplicated caesarean section
d. Must not have medical or obstetric complications in the exclusion
criteria

Exclusion Criteria

a. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, diabetic mellitus
b. Patients with sepsis
c. Patients with conditions warranting longer stay in the hospital such as
ruptured uterus, genital tract sepsis, persistent fever, need for blood transfusion and continuous bladder drainage
d. Referred patients with prolonged labor, ruptured uterus,
chorioamnionitis
e. Patients who do not feel they have sufficient support at home

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified