Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care After Cesarean Section.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Complications; Cesarean Section
• Interventions: Procedure: Early feeding; Procedure: Late feeding

• Registration Number: NCT02332278
• Lead Sponsor: Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

Brief Summary

To determine the effect in the post operative period of early feeding (4 hours after surgery) vs. traditional management (feeding 12 hours after surgery) in uncomplicated cesarean section.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06
• Primary Completion: 2014-11
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2015-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-01-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-01-04
• Study First Posted: 2015-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2015-01-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 444

Inclusion Criteria

• Cesarean section with regional anesthesia, regardless of gestational age.

Exclusion Criteria

• Use of magnesium sulphate
• General anesthesia
• Pre gestational or gestational diabetes
• Bowel injury during surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Early feeding	Early feeding	Early feeding (fluid diet), four hours after cesarean section.
Late feeding	Late feeding	Late feeding (fluid diet) 12 hours after cesarean section.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adynamic ileus	72 hours	Presence of signs of adynamic ileus (nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention) after feeding

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction	72 hours	Personal satisfaction, using a numeric scale (12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery)
Post operative pain	72 hours	Level of pain, using a visual scale (12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Saint Thomas H; 🇵🇦 Panama, Panama