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CompletedNCT03148574

Intrauterine Misoprostol Versus Intravenous Oxytocin Infusion During Cesarean Delivery

Intrauterine Misoprostol Versus Intravenous Oxytocin Infusion During Cesarean Delivery to Reduce Intraoperative and Postoperative Blood Loss: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
240 (actual)
Sponsor
Assiut University · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Bleeding is still the major cause of mortality and morbidity in postpartum period. World health organization has reported 585000 deaths for pregnancy each year. Twenty five percent of cases die from post-partum bleeding. Mean amount of blood lost is 500 ml during normal vaginal delivery, 1000 ml in cesarean section, and 3500 ml during cesarean section with emergency hysterectomy

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGMisoprostolintrauterine tablets
DRUGOxytocinintravenous

Timeline

Start date
2017-07-02
Primary completion
2019-09-15
Completion
2019-12-15
First posted
2017-05-11
Last updated
2021-04-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03148574. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.