Enemas Before Elective Cesarean Section

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Complications After Cesarean Section
• Interventions: Procedure: enema

• Registration Number: NCT00391599
• Lead Sponsor: Wolfson Medical Center

Brief Summary

Enemas are not anymore used routinely before vaginal deliveries.The intention of this study is to elucidate whether there is a benefit in routine use of enema before cesarean section.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2006-10-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-10-23
• Study First Posted: 2006-10-24
• Study Start: 2009-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Results First Submitted: 2015-12-18
• Status Verified: 2016-01
• Results First Submitted QC: 2016-03-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-03-05
• Results First Posted: 2016-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

• Cesarean Section, Elective

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Study Group	enema	a fleet enema (250 cc of sodium biphosphate 16 gr and sodium phosphate 6 gr per 100 cc) the night before cesarean section
Control Group	enema	no preoperative intestinal preparation.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants With Bowel Sounds	On postoperative day 1	bowel sounds: present
Number of Participants With Gas Passage	On postoperative day 1	gas passage: present
Number of Participants Had Spontaneous Feces	On postoperative day 1	occurrence of spontaneous feces