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Comparison between different routes of ephedrine during caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

A comparative study of intramuscular and intravenous routes of prophylactically administered ephedrine for haemodynamic stability during caesarean section under subarachnoid block

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/04/013140
Enrollment
120
Registered
2018-04-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Pregnant patients undergoing Caesarean Section

Interventions

Intervention1: Prophylactic intramuscular ephedrine: Injection ephedrine 30 mg IM 10 minutes before subarachnoid block and monitoring for 2 hours intraoperatively Control Intervention1: Prophylactic i

Sponsors

Bhagat Phool Singh Govt Medical College for Women
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (i) Patient consented for the study (ii) ASA I or II (iii) Elective/Emergency caesarean section (iv) Full term pregnancy ( >37 weeks)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (i) Patient having known allergy or sensitivity to local anaesthetics (ii) Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia (iii) Patients with cardiac or renal disease or diabetes mellitus (iv) Patients diagnosed to be having foetal distress/anomalies (v) Patients having contraindications for subarachnoid block (vi) Refusal to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To compare the effectiveness of prophylactic intramuscular and intravenous ephedrine in maintenance of blood pressure during caesarean section under subarachnoid block 2. To evaluate effectiveness of ephedrine in preventing intraoperative nausea and vomiting Timepoint: Intraoperative for 2 hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Degree of fetal acidosisTimepoint: After delivery—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Tushar Jindal

Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women

meenu297@yahoo.com9467823780

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026