NCT03308643

Effect of Oxytocin Infusion on Blood Loss During Abdominal Myomectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the effects of oxytocin infusion during abdominal myomectomy.

Detailed description

Myomectomy is indicated for symptomatic uterine fibroids. Fibroids have blood supply and 20% of the abdominal myomectomy cases might require blood transfusion because of the nature of the surgery. Oxytocin infusion is one of the intervention to decrease blood loss during myomectomy. To evaluate the effects and benefits of oxytocin infusion during abdominal myomectomy we decide to conduct this randomized study.

Conditions

• Myomectomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Oxytocin	Patients will receive intravenous oxytocin infusion just before the surgery after the induction of general anesthesia.
OTHER	saline	Patients will receive intravenous normal saline infusion just before the surgery after the induction of general anesthesia.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-01
• Primary completion: 2018-05-10
• Completion: 2018-05-10
• First posted: 2017-10-12
• Last updated: 2018-05-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)