NCT04518176

Bilateral Uterine Artery Ligation During the Cesarean Delivery of Twins

Clinical Outcomes of Bilateral Uterine Artery Ligation During the Cesarean Delivery of Twins: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Aswan University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Objective to assess the effectiveness of prophylactic bilateral uterine artery ligation (BUAL) in reducing the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage during cesarean delivery among women with twin pregnancy

Detailed description

A randomized clinical trial at Aswan University Maternity Hospital, Egypt. Women with twin pregnancy undergoing scheduled or emergency cesarean were randomized into two groups. In the BUAL group, women underwent BUAL before placental delivery; in the control group, women had cesarean delivery without BUAL. The primary outcome was the estimated blood loss during a cesarean

Conditions

• Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	bilateral uterine artery ligation	The peritoneum over the vesico-uterine pouch already being incised horizontally, the peritoneum over the uterine isthmus and cervix was dissected downwards, and this dissection was then extended laterally
DRUG	Oxytocin	20 units by slow intravenous drip injection

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-30
• Completion: 2022-08-31
• First posted: 2020-08-19
• Last updated: 2020-09-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt