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Cervical Traction vs. Active Management of 3rd Stage of Labor

Not Applicable
Conditions
Post Partum Hemorrhage
Interventions
Procedure: cervical traction
Registration Number
NCT04747015
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

306 patients will be divided randomly in to 2 GROUPS:

* control group: 153 patients will receive Oxytocin 10 IU I.V shot administered at the time of delivery of the anterior shoulder of the baby for both groups in prevention of postpartum haemorrhage,followed by active management of the third stage of labor by administration of oxytocin 5 IU units IM and waiting for signs of placental separation then controlled cord traction (CCT) to the umbilical cord while applying simultaneous counter-pressure to the uterus, through the abdomen(Brandt Andrews maneuver)

* study group:156 patients received Oxytocin 10 IU I.V shot at the time of delivery of the of the anterior shoulder of the baby according to the WHO recommendation .Then oxytocin is stopped and cervical traction (Amr maneuver )is applied.

In the maneuver,sustained traction downward and posteriorly was applied to anterior and posterior lips of the cervix using ovum forceps for approximately 90 seconds. The traction should be adequate to allow the cervix to reach the vaginal introitus. Meanwhile (CCT ) is avoided and watchful waiting for signs of placental separartion till 90 seconds end. Massage is not employed but the fundus is frequently palpaple to insure it doesnot become atonic and filled with blood from placenta separation. In cases whom placental separation did not occur within the 90 seconds, we removed the ovum forceps and waited for 30 min for the placental separation .

Detailed Description

The patients were divided randomly in to 2 GROUPS:

* control group: 153 patients received Oxytocin 10 IU I.V shot administered at the time of delivery of the anterior shoulder of the baby according to the WHO recommendation for both groups in prevention of postpartum haemorrhage,followed by active management of the third stage of labor by administration of oxytocin 5 IU units IM (WHO GDG recommendations,2012) and waiting for signs of placental separation then controlled cord traction (CCT)to the umbilical cord while applying simultaneous counter-pressure to the uterus, through the abdomen(Brandt Andrews maneuver)

* study group:156 patients received Oxytocin 10 IU I.V shot at the time of delivery of the of the anterior shoulder of the baby according to the WHO recommendation .Then oxytocin is stopped and cervical traction (Amr maneuver )is applied.

In the maneuver,sustained traction downward and posteriorly was applied to anterior and posterior lips of the cervix using ovum forceps for approximately 90 seconds. The traction should be adequate to allow the cervix to reach the vaginal introitus. Meanwhile (CCT ) is avoided and watchful waiting for signs of placental separartion till 90 seconds end. Massage is not employed but the fundus is frequently palpaple to insure it doesnot become atonic and filled with blood from placenta separation. In cases whom placental separation did not occur within the 90 seconds, we removed the ovum forceps and waited for 30 min for the placental separation .

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
306
Inclusion Criteria

singleton pregnancy full term pregnancy ( gestational age 37 - 42 weeks).

Exclusion Criteria
  • twin pregnancy, preterm labor <36 weeks, fetal macrosomia, any case with bleeding tendency e.g: haemorrhagic diseases and cases with risk of postpartum haemorrhage as: Peripartun hemorrhage ( placenta previa or placental abruption), anemia or hypertension

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cervical tractioncervical tractionsustained traction downward and posteriorly was applied to anterior and posterior lips of the cervix using ovum forceps for approximately 90 seconds. The traction should be adequate to allow the cervix to reach the vaginal introitus
Cervical tractionOxytocinsustained traction downward and posteriorly was applied to anterior and posterior lips of the cervix using ovum forceps for approximately 90 seconds. The traction should be adequate to allow the cervix to reach the vaginal introitus
Active managementOxytocinadministration of oxytocin 5 IU units IM (WHO GDG recommendations,2012) and waiting for signs of placental separation then controlled cord traction (CCT)to the umbilical cord while applying simultaneous counter-pressure to the uterus, through the abdomen(Brandt Andrews maneuver)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
occurrence of postpartum hemorrhage24 hours after delivery

blood loss more than 500 ml

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasr Alainy medical school

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Cairo, Egypt

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