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A study to compare the effect of mephentermine (it increases blood pressure) by two different routes, in the vein or in the muscle, when it is administered just prior to ceasarean operation to prevent fall in blood pressure after giving spinal anaesthesia during operatio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: 1- Obstetrics
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/05/033379
Lead Sponsor
Office of the Principal Midnapore Medical College and Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Other (Terminated)
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
67
Inclusion Criteria

All pregnant mothers posted for lower

segment caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia and can give informed consent for

participation.

Exclusion Criteria

i. Less than 18 years of age

ii. ASA grade III & above

iii. More than 35 years of age

iv. Having 2 lower segment caesarean section previously

v. Having systolic blood pressure more than 140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure more

than 90 mm Hg pre operatively

vi. On anti-hypertensive medication(s)

vii. Patients having gestational diabetes mellitus

viii. Having Twin or multifetal pregnancy

ix. Refusing to give consent

x. Any cases where repeat spinal administration will be needed (Failed Spinal).

xi. Any cases which may be needed to be converted in to general anaesthesia

xii. Contraindication to spinal anaesthesia

xiii. Patients having severe pallor

xiv. Any operation lasting for more than 90 minutes

xv. Foetal malformation or malpresentation

xvi. Drug allergy to study drugs

xvii. Any cases which require other rescue vasopressors during the procedure

xviii. Emergency cases like

1. Foetal bradycardia

2. Impending rupture

3. heart disease

4. ante partum haemorrhage

5. Cord prolapses

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the incidences of hypotension among the study groups receiving pre operative mephentermine by intravascular route or intramuscular group to the placebo groupTimepoint: After administration of the drugs and spinal anaesthesia, data will be recorded for blood pressure, heart rate, saturation, ECG changes at 5minutes interval in intra-operative period for first 30 minutes, 10minutes for the remaining intraoperative period and 2 hours post-operatively. Pre operative vitals will be taken as baseline.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Other parameters includes cumulative drug doses required in the groups and amount of ST changes in the <br/ ><br>intra-operative periodTimepoint: Same as that for Primary outcomes, that is at every 5 minutes interval for first 30 minutes and then every 10 minutes interval for the remaining intra operative period
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