Status:

COMPLETED

Sublingual Misoprostol & Isoflurane During Caesarean Section

Lead Sponsor:

Mansoura University

Conditions:

Pregnancy

Cesarean Delivery

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-35 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Misoprostol would reduce the uterine bleeding after caesarean delivery, without harmful effects on either mother or baby. The investigators postulated that the use of sublingual misoprostol during iso...

Detailed Description

Volatile anaesthetics including sevoflurane, desflurane, and isoflurane are often used during general anaesthesia for caesarean delivery. The cost effectiveness of isoflurane anaesthesia1 for caesarea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists class I and II
  • parturients aged 18-35 years
  • uncomplicated singleton pregnancies
  • Gestational age \>= 36 weeks
  • elective caesarean delivery
  • refused regional anaesthesia
  • requested general anaesthesia.

Exclusion

  • allergy to prostaglandins
  • bronchial asthma
  • anaemia
  • bleeding disorders
  • cardiac diseases
  • inflammatory bowel diseases
  • multiple pregnancies
  • preeclampsia
  • placenta praevia
  • abruptio placenta
  • previous postpartum haemorrhage
  • antepartum haemorrhage
  • grand multiparity
  • uterine fibroids
  • intrauterine growth restriction
  • fetal abnormality

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

366 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01466530

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

November 8 2011

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College of Medicine, Mansoura University

Al Mansurah, DK, Egypt, 050