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Transfer of parecoxib into breast milk; a study of post-operative use following caesarean section.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Parecoxib transfer into breast milk
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Breast feeding
Registration Number
ACTRN12607000396426
Lead Sponsor
Michael Paech
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Women post caesarean section requiring conventional non steroidal inflammatory drugss for analgesia on day 3 or 4 following delivery.

Exclusion Criteria

Known hypersensitivity to parecoxib or allergy to sulphonamidesrenal dysfunctionknown past or current peptic ulcer disease or gastro-oesophageal refluxhypertensionNSAID or aspirin induced asthmaischaemic heart disease or cerebrovascular diseasewomen with a preterm infant or an infant requiring care in the neonatal nursery< 18 years of age.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Relative Infant dose of parecoxib and valdecoxib (active metabolite) - via pharmacokinetic analysis.<br>[Four breast milk samples will be taken during the 24 hours after the parecoxib dose ( randomised sample times - at zero, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24 hours post dose - but one to coincide with the blood sample taken at 6-8 hours post dose).]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Infant wellbeing - by means of a neuroadaptive capacity score - range 0-40<br>[Zero and 24 hours post dose.]
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