Impact of pre-operative misoprostol on blood loss during and after elective cesarean delivery.

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000638932

Enrollment

400

Registered

2011-06-23

Start date

2008-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of rectal misoprostol in reducing blood loss during and after cesarean delivery.

Interventions

preoperative adminstration of 400 microgram rectal misoprostol immediately before skin incision.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

elective cesarean, full-term pregnancy, normal blood indices, non-compromised average weight fetus.

Exclusion criteria

labour pains, multiple pregnancy, bleeding disorder or thrombophilia, abnormal placenta(previa or accreta by ultrasound, fetal distress, preterm fetus.

Outcome results