Peritoneal Irrigation at Elective Cesarean Section

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Postoperative Recovery
• Interventions: Procedure: Elective Cesarean Section; Other: Peritoneal irrigation

• Registration Number: NCT03413748
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

All participants will be randomized at elective cesarean section to either irrigation with 500 to 1000 ml of warm normal saline after closure of visceral peritoneum or non irrigation

Detailed Description

All participants will be randomized at elective cesarean section to either irrigation with 500 to 1000 ml of warm normal saline after closure of visceral peritoneum or non irrigation during the procedure of elective lower segment cesarean section

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Study Start: 2018-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-26
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-29
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-29
• Primary Completion: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Singleton pregnancy
• Gestational age 36 - 40 weeks
• Elective Cesarean section
• Under spinal anaesthesia

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Exclusion Criteria

• Chronic diseases as Diabetes and hypertension
• Intestinal diseases as Crohn's disease
• Psychological and neurological conditions affecting pain sensation
• women with ferbrile morbidity before the operation
• The need for general anesthesia

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Non peritoneal irrigation	Elective Cesarean Section	No Irrigation with 500 - 1000 ml of warm normal saline will be done after closure of visceral peritoneum
Peritoneal irrigation	Peritoneal irrigation	Irrigation with 500 - 1000 ml of warm normal saline will be done after closure of visceral peritoneum
Peritoneal irrigation	Elective Cesarean Section	Irrigation with 500 - 1000 ml of warm normal saline will be done after closure of visceral peritoneum

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intestinal recovery	24 hours after operation	Auscultation of intestinal sounds

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postoperative pain	24 hours after surgery	Pain score felt by the patient using Visual analogue score
Temperature	every hour for 16 hours after the operation	measuring the oral temperature by thermometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasr Alainy medical school; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt