se of oxytocin at different rates for contraction of uterus during planned caesarean delivery
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Full term pregnant patients undergoing elective caesarean section
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/11/010462
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Healthy females with 37 weeks gestation or more,
Age between 18 and 40 years,
Uncomplicated singleton pregnancy,
Patients undergoing elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
Patients in active labour;
Ruptured membranes;
Known drug allergy to oxytocin;
Maternal complications e.g. pre-eclampsia, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, bronchial asthma;
Known risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage e.g. Multiple gestation, abnormal placentation, uterine fibroid, macrosomia, hydramnios, history of postpartum haemorrhage or uterine atony;
Patients with absolute or relative contra-indications for spinal anaesthesia e.g. infection in lumbar area, coagulation abnormalities, autonomic neuropathy, spinal deformities, other neurological diseases or hypovolemia due to any cause
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Estimated blood loss during intraoperative periodTimepoint: At the end of surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adequacy of uterine tone, Need for additional uterotonics, <br/ ><br>Change in haemoglobin level at 4 and 24 hours, <br/ ><br>Any oxytocin related side-effectsTimepoint: During surgery and till 24 hours after surgery