Intrauterine Misoprostol Versus Intravenous Oxytocin Infusion During Cesarean Delivery

NCT03148574 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2021-04-23

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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

  • Post Partum Hemorrhage

Interventions

DRUG

Misoprostol

intrauterine tablets

DRUG

Oxytocin

intravenous

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-02
Primary Completion
2019-09-15
Completion
2019-12-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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