Treatment of postpartum haemorrhage
- Conditions
- Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN92079573
- Lead Sponsor
- World Health Organization
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 6200
1. Had a singleton pregnancy
2. Had a vaginal birth
3. Receive HSC for PPH prophylaxis during the vaginal birth
4. Have an indication to receive uterotonics for the first response treatment of PPH presumably due to uterine atony (clinically diagnosed, or measured blood loss of 500 ml or more from the vagina, and where known coagulopathy and retained placenta has been excluded as the cause of bleeding)
5. Provided written informed consent before any trial-related procedures are carried out.
1. Known history of allergy to HSC or oxytocin or excipients in the medicinal products used in the trial
2. Known serious coagulopathy, epilepsy, hepatic, renal, or cardiovascular disease
3. Known intrauterine foetal death
4. Birth that is considered an abortion according to local gestational age limit
5. Other clinically significant condition(s) that, in the opinion of the investigator could represent increased health risk for the participation of the woman or interfere with the objectives of the trial
6. A manual removal of placenta
7. A placenta in-situ that has not been expelled or removed
8. Known administration of any uterotonic for PPH treatment (e.g. prostaglandins, oxytocin, ergometrine) following PPH prophylaxis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method