NCT03070795

Outcomes of Early Versus Delayed Oral Feeding After Cesarean Section in Korle-bu Teaching Hospital

Outcomes of Early Versus Delayed Oral Feeding After Elective Cesarean Section in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 170 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Ghana Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 49 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

study compares the outcomes of feeding mothers early (4 hours ) after cesarean section compared to delayed feeding (on post operation day 1) in terms of gastrointestinal function and maternal satisfaction with the feeding schedule.

Detailed description

patients who are scheduled to undergo elective cesarean section are randomised to two groups, one group will be allowed to feed 4 hours after cesarean section while the other group will be fed traditionally by feeding on the first post op day. gastrointestinal signs and symptoms will be measured such as post operative ileus, vomiting, nausea, abdminal distension. other parameters to be measured include time to ambulate out of bed after surgery, time to start breastfeeding after surgery. satisfaction with both feeding regimes will be assessed after surgery and the incedence of wound infecion will be compared between the two groups after two weeks durung the post natal review.

Conditions

• Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	early feeding	start oral sips four hours after cesarean section
PROCEDURE	delayed feeding	start oral feeding on post operation day 1 (\>12hours) after surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-23
• Primary completion: 2017-06-20
• Completion: 2017-08-20
• First posted: 2017-03-06
• Last updated: 2017-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ghana