Comparison of immediate and early oral feeding regimens following uncomplicated caesarean sections in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: a randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Oral feeding following uncomplicated caesarean section
- Registration Number
- PACTR202303749998721
- Lead Sponsor
- Akaninyene Ubom
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 162
All consenting pregnant women who undergo elective and emergency uncomplicated caesarean sections under regional anesthesia (spinal, epidural and combined spinal-epidural) will be recruited for the study.
1. Caesarean sections involving bladder, ureteral, intestinal or uterine artery injury
2. Caesarean sections involving blood loss >1,000 ml
3. Caesarean sections involving extensive adhesions/adhesiolysis or/and extensive bowel handling
4. Caesarean sections performed under general anaesthesia
5. Patients with prolonged obstructed labour or obstructed labour with features suggestive of sepsis or/and peritonitis
6.Patients with severe and uncontrolled medical conditions eg diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia/eclampsia, chronic kidney and liver disease or/and requiring intensive care
7. Chronic gastrointestinal disorders such as chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, malabsorption disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method