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The dose of "carbetocin" required to contract uterus during cesarean delivery.

Minimum Effective Dose of Carbetocin to Prevent Uterine Atony during Cesarean delivery in preeclampsia versus normotensive patients: A Biased Sequential Allocation Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/045550
Enrollment
80
Registered
2022-09-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-14

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Preeclampsia patients undergoing cesarean delivery using spinal block: Titrated dose of carbetocin according to sequential allocation design
intravenous at time of metal delivery, dose of 10 to 100 microgram depending on blinded allocation. Control Intervention1: Normotensive patients undergoing cesarean delivery using spinal block: Titrat
intravenous at time of metal delivery, dose of 10 to 100 microgram depending on blinded allocation.

Sponsors

UCMS and GTB Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Non laboring parturients, with singleton pregnancy, and scheduled for cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. Will be allocated to either preeclampsia group or normotensive (control) group, depending on presence or absence of the preeclampsia respectively

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ASA grade III or more, presence of active labor (defined as cervical dilatation of 4 cm or more), preoperative use of oxytocin, other conditions predisposing to postpartum haemorrhage.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The ED90 dose (dose effective in 90% population) for satisfactory uterine tone as judged by the obstetrician.Timepoint: Uterine tone will be assessed to define the outcome, at 2 minutes after carbetocin injection and then followed by every 1 minute till another 3 minutes, and then if reported spontaneously by obstetrician till end of surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
side effects of carbetocin (hypotension, tachycardia, nausea etc)Timepoint: From 2 minutes after carbetocin to end of surgery.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactThamburu S

UCMS and GTB Hospital

drashatyagi@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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