Prostaglandins Before Caserean Section
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Intrapartum Hemorrhage
- Interventions
- Procedure: elective cesarean section
- Registration Number
- NCT03366259
- Lead Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
- Brief Summary
The aim of our study is to assess the value of administration of prostaglandins before cesarean section to reduce the amount of blood loss
- Detailed Description
160 full term pregnant patients candidate for elective cesarean section were randomly allocated into 2 groups ,80 patients will receive 200mcg of rectal prostaglandins before cesarean section and 80 patients are used as control receiving placebo
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
pregnant patients full term elective cesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
- medical disorder with pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Group A (Misoprostol group) Misoprostol 200Mcg Tab 200 mcg rectal Misoprostol administration before cesarean section Group A (Misoprostol group) elective cesarean section 200 mcg rectal Misoprostol administration before cesarean section Group B (control group) elective cesarean section No prostaglandins administration before cesarean section
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method amount of intraoperative blood loss during cesarean section number of soaked towels
postpartum hemorrhage 24 hour after cesarean section blood loss after cesarean section
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method fetal condition 5 minutes after cesarean section apgar score
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kasr El Ainiy Hospital
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt
Kasr El Ainiy Hospital🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt