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The Efficacy of Chewing Gums Versus Laxative in Early Return of Bowel Function After CS

NCT02765971 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 540

Last updated 2019-09-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

540 consented women for being enrolled in this clinical trial and candidates for elective cesarean section will be divided into 3 groups:

* Group A, 180 women will receive sugarless gum after their operating room discharge by 3 hours for at least half an hour at two hours interval.
* Group B, 180 women will receive laxatives after their operating room discharge by 3 hours.
* Group C, 180 women as control group, they will not receive neither gum nor oral fluids. They will be on intravenous fluid. starting oral fluids after hearing intestinal sounds .

Conditions

  • Intestinal Recovery After Cesarean Section

Interventions

OTHER

gums

Group A, 180 women will receive sugarless gum after their operating room discharge by 3 hours for at least half an hour at two hours interval.

DRUG

picolax drops

Group B, 180 women will receive laxatives after their operating room discharge by 3 hours.

DRUG

normal saline

Group C received 500 cc of normal saline, Intravenous fluid

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ahmed M Maged, MD

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ahmed Maged · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2019-09-30
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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