Walking versus Lying to prevent hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section

Walking versus Lying to prevent hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000391572

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-05

Start date

2006-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Hypotension occurs commonly following spinal anaesthesia. It is has been claimed that the standing posture prior to spinal anaesthesia may help prevent hypotension. The aim of this study is to compare two different postures prior to inducing spinal anaesthesia. One group of women will be lying down and the other group of women will be standing up prior to inducing spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. We plan to measure any differences in the number of women requiring treatment for low blood pressure in the two groups.

Interventions

Walking for 15 minutes or more prior to positioning for spinal anaesthesia

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

>34 weeks gestation, Singleton fetus, scheduled for spinal anesthesia for caesarean section.

Exclusion criteria

Pre-existing hypertension or pre-eclampsia, multiple pregnancy, < 1 hour to scheduled caesarean, Grade 3/4 placenta praevia.

Outcome results