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Comparison of Carbetocin vs Oxytocin for prevention of haemorrhage after delivery in women undergoing Caesarean section

Comparison of Carbetocin versus Oxytocin for Prevention of Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage in Women Undergoing Caesarean Section at a Tertiary Care Hospital in West Bengal: A Randomised Recipient Blinded Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/06/043237
Enrollment
340
Registered
2022-06-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-06-27

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O721- Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage

Interventions

Intervention1: Injection Carbetocin: Injection Carbetocin 100 micrograms intravenous given in active management of third stage of labour Control Intervention1: Injection Oxytocin: Injection Oxytocin 1

Sponsors

IQ City Medical College Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age 21 to 45 years 2.Emergency or elective Caesarean section 3.Singleton pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Contraindication for carbetocin and oxytocin known allergy or hypersensitivity to carbetocin or oxytocin 2.Cases of coagulopathy 3.Multifoetal gestation 4.Medical diseases as cardiac, hypertension, liver, renal or endocrine diseases 5.Uterine fibroids 6.Suspected placental pathology (placenta accreta, praevia or abruption) 7.General anaesthesia 8.Classical uterine incision 9.Those who did not give consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Volume of blood loss Use of additional uterotonicsTimepoint: First 24 hours post-operative

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
change in blood pressureTimepoint: after one hour of drug administration;change in haemoglobinTimepoint: 24 hours after lscs;change in pulse rateTimepoint: after one hour of drug administration;need of blood transfusionTimepoint: during first 24 hours post operative

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shouvik Das

IQ City Medical College Hospital

drdasshouvik@gmail.com8478948603

Outcome results

None listed

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