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A study comparing the use of intravenous fluid and Ephedrine in prevention of fall in Blood pressure following spinal anaesthesia in Caeserean section.

A comparative study pretreatment with crystalloids with and without ephedrine in prevention of hypotension following spinal anaesthesia in elective lower segment caeserean section.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/044371
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-07-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: Ephedrine: Ephedrine is a sympathomimetic amine which acts on sympathetic nervous system. It indirectly stimulates the adrenergic receptor system by incr

Sponsors

Dr Mithul Mathew Thomas
Lead Sponsor
Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients with singleton pregnancy of 38-41 weeks of gestation, belonging to ASA 2 category

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with obstretic complications like pregnancy induced hypertension, obesity , pre existing hypertension. patients belonging to ASA 3 and 4 category Patients contraindincated for spinal anaesthesia Evidence of fetal anomalies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To Study the efficacy of pretreatment with crystalloids versus Ephedrine in preventing maternal hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for elective lower segment caesarean sectionTimepoint: Assessed Intraoperatively before giving spinal anaesthesia till 90 minutes after spinal anaesthesia—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the intraoperative adverse effects observed with crystalloid pre loading and ephedrine infusionTimepoint: From time of injection to 24hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mithul Mathew Thomas

Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College

gajendra.glb@gmail.com9886252233

Outcome results

None listed

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