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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12612000996864
ACTRN12612000996864
Completed
Phase 4

A randomised clinical trial at the time of spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section to investigate the effect of equipotent phenylephrine and metaraminol infusions on neonatal outcome

King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women0 sites180 target enrollmentSeptember 17, 2012

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
eonatal acid-base status.
Sponsor
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women
Enrollment
180
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 17, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Women undergoing elective Caesarean section
  • under spinal or combined spinal epidural (CSE)
  • anaesthesia
  • 2\.Gestational age \> 37 weeks
  • 3\.Singleton pregnancy
  • 4\.ASA I and II
  • 5\.Height between 150 and 190 cm
  • 6\.Weight between 50 and 115 kg
  • 7\.Body mass index (BMI) between 20 and 35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Contraindication to spinal or CSE anaesthesia
  • 2\.Diabetes mellitus
  • 3\.Preeclampsia, pregnancy\-induced hypertension or
  • essential hypertension
  • 4\.Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease
  • 5\.Fetal abnormality or intrauterine growth restriction
  • 6\.Failure to establish block to cold to T4
  • 7\.Supplementary epidural anaesthesia prior to
  • delivery of the baby
  • 8\.Conversion to general anaesthesia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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