Status:

COMPLETED

Neonatal Acid-Base Status After C Section With Maternal Tilt vs. Supine

Lead Sponsor:

Columbia University

Conditions:

Aortocaval Compression

Fetal Acidosis

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the neonatal acid-base status of women who remain supine horizontal, with women who are tilted to the left side by 15° during elective cesarean delivery at term under spinal...

Detailed Description

Methods: This will be a randomized trial structured as an equivalence trial. Subjects will be American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I and II women aged ≥18 years, non-laboring, at term (\>37 wee...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA I and II women aged ≥18 years
  • Non-laboring
  • At term (\>37 weeks gestation) with singleton pregnancies in cephalic presentation
  • Scheduled for elective cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia.
  • Maternal height will be between 150 - 180 cm and the body mass index (BMI)≤ 40 kg/m2.

Exclusion

  • Ruptured membranes
  • Severe polyhydramnios or oligohydramnios
  • Nonreassuring fetal heart rate
  • Intrauterine growth restriction
  • Abnormal lie - e.g. breech, transverse lie
  • Multiple gestation
  • Maternal comorbidities: hypertension, preeclampsia, other cardiovascular disease, renal failure, diabetes mellitus\> 10 years, severe scoliosis or kyphosis, uterine abnormalities (e.g. large fibroids, bicornuate uterus)
  • Medications - anti-hypertensive agents
  • Current smoking or illicit drug use
  • Failed spinal (sensory level \< T6 after 15 minutes), need to convert to general anesthesia before delivery (exclusion from data analysis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02243423

Start Date

October 1 2014

End Date

January 1 2016

Last Update

January 26 2016

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New York Presbyterian, Allen Hospital

New York, New York, United States, 10034