NCT02630810

Early Versus Late Hydration After Cesarean Section (CS)

Early Versus Late Oral Hydration After Cesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 267 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams Maternity Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effect of early oral hydration on bowel movement after CS, it includes 2 groups: study group participants receive 100 ml water after 1hr from the end of CS, while the others receive water after 6hrs from the end of CS.

Detailed description

Traditionally, oral intake after CS was depend on insurance of intestinal movement, since uncomplicated CS does not affect the intestine and the mother needs to care of her infants, lactates, discharged from hospital, early oral hydration may enhance bowel movement, so the investigators need to evaluate the safety of early oral hydration after CS. This study compare the effects of introducing water during the 1st hour or after 6 hours on bowel movement after CS.

Conditions

• Gastrointestinal Motility and Defaecation Conditions

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Early oral hydration	starting oral hydration 1 hour following Cesarean Section using 100 ml clear water
OTHER	Delayed oral hydration	starting oral hydration 6 hours following Cesarean Section using 100 ml clear water

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2015-12-15
• Last updated: 2015-12-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt