Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03144401
Preoperative vs. Postoperative Misoprostol in Elective Cesarean Section
Preoperative vs. Postoperative Misoprostol in Elective Cesarean Section: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2 / Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 240 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This prospective double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Ain-Shams University Maternity Hospital from April 2017 till October 2017. 120 women candidate foe elective cesarean section will receive preoperative sublingual 400 microgram of misoprostol, and another 120 women will receive postoperative sublingual 400 microgram of misoprostol.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Misoprostol | mesotac |
| OTHER | Placebo | Placebo tablet identical to the misoprostol tablet but without the active ingredient |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-04-10
- Primary completion
- 2018-01-12
- Completion
- 2018-02-01
- First posted
- 2017-05-08
- Last updated
- 2018-03-22
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Egypt
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03144401. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.