Status:

COMPLETED

Carbetocin Versus Oxytocin in the Prevention of Post Partum Haemorrhage (PPH) in Women Delivered Vaginally With at Least 2 Risk Factors for Atonic PPH: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Cairo University

Conditions:

Delivery

Eligibility:

FEMALE

20-40 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

250 women will be randomly divided into 2 equal groups using computer generated random numbers. Group 1 will receive Carbetocin 100 µgm (Pabal® Ferring, UK) and group 2 will receive oxytocin 5IU (Synt...

Detailed Description

Obstetric haemorrhage remains one of the major causes of maternal death in both developed and developing countries (1). Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is defined as a blood loss \>500 ml more of blood f...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women with at least 2 risk factors for developing PPH. Risk factors include previous PPH, BMI\>35, multiple pregnancy, prolonged labour \>12 hours, ultrasound estimated fetal weight\>4kg and induction of labour.

Exclusion

  • Gestational age \<37 weeks
  • Placenta previa
  • Hypertension.
  • Preeclampsia.
  • Cardiac, renal or liver diseases
  • Known hypersensitivity to Carbetocin.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02304042

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

July 1 2015

Last Update

July 2 2015

Active Locations (2)

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1

BeniSuef University hospitals

BeniSuef, Egypt

2

Cairo University Hospitals

Cairo, Egypt