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Early Oral Intake Following Cesarean Surgery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obstetrics
Surgery
Registration Number
NCT00370708
Lead Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

In this study we are trying to compare the safety and financial benefit of starting the realimentation early versus conventional oral intake following the Cesarean surgery in Iran.

Detailed Description

Cesarean delivery is announced to constitute 50% of deliveries in the Capital and 39% of all the deliveries nationwide, which is far beyond the acceptable international normal range, according to the official site of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran \[http://www.mohme.gov.ir/HNDC/Indicators/Simaye_Salamt/Simaye_Salamat.htm\]. This high rate of elective cesarean deliveries might be due to several reasons which are far beyond the scope of this study. Here we tried to see whether the reduction in the time of hospitalization for these patients is safe at the expense of earlier oral realimentation and to see whether this strategy increases the patients' satisfaction or not.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Women who had elective cesarean deliveries under regional anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Receiving general anesthesia, magnesium sulfate or insulin.
  2. Coming across an intraoperative bowel injury.
  3. Having any medical or gastrointestinal problem that prohibits early feeding

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tolerance of Oral Intake
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arash Hospital

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Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

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