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New technique to deliver fetal head in 2nd stage cesarean section

Fetal Pillow Use In Women Undergoing Cesarean Section At Full Dilatation: A Pragmatic Randomised Study - RACE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/03/005651
Enrollment
240
Registered
2015-03-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Women undergoing cesarean section in 2nd stage of labour

Interventions

Intervention1: Fetal pillow: A medical device which elevates the fetal head in the birth canal during obstructed labor. Applied to mother just before Cesarean section and removed at the end of the pro

Sponsors

Bankura Sammilani Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women undergoing 2nd stage cesarean delivery with single live fetus with vertex presentation at term (38-42 wks gestational age)and who gave consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to give an informed consent. The presence of maternal infection or active genital sepsis during labour. Consent not given

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcoe measure was-extension of uterine incision. Timepoint: 2 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary maternal outcome measures were incision to baby delivery interval, total operation time, need for blood transfusion, any febrile morbidity in post-operative period, total hospital stay,admission to intensive care unit and need for reoperation. For baby Apgar 3 at 5mins, need for intubation, admission to neonatal intensive care unit 24 hours,any fetal trauma, convulsion, septicemia and neonatal death. Timepoint: 2 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shyamal Chakraborty

R G Kar Medical College

sealsubrata@gmail.com9831032708

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026