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A Study on using Calcium Gluconate to prevent decrease in blood Pressure and heart rate caused by spinal anesthesia in pregnant women during Caesarean delivery

Prevention of post spinal hypotension and bradycardia using Calcium gluconate during caesarean section: A double blinded randomized control trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083596
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-03-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Calcium Gluconate: In operating room, 1 gram of Calcium gluconate, added in a 100ml of NS will be given once, Intravenously over a period of 10 minutes before giving Spinal anesthesia a

Sponsors

Dr Bandla Rajendra Sai
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Term Pregnant women with singleton pregnancy undergoing caesarean section, 2) Those receiving spinal anesthesia for the procedure, 3) Those who provide consent for the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Pregnant women with multiple pregnancies, 2) Pregnant women below the age of 20 years and above 35 years, 3) Patients with a history of Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Neurological, Respiratory, Renal or Hepatic illnesses, 4) History of Gestational hypertension, Pre eclampsia, Eclampsia, Antepartum hemorrhage, Severe anemia, Polyhydraminos, 5) Those with electrolyte imbalance, 6) Those who didnot provide consent for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the efficiency of Calcium gluconate in preventing the post spinal hypotension and bradycardiaTimepoint: Baseline values of Blood pressure and Heart rate will be measured after entering operating room, then after inducing with spinal anesthesia, then every 3 minutes for 15 minutes and then every 5 minutes till 30 minutes and later every 15 minutes.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the efficiency of Calcium gluconate in reducing the need for additional oxytocics requirementTimepoint: after the birth of baby, there after every 1 minute till uterus is contracted—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Chaitanya A Kamat

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

drchaitanya12@gmail.com8150038305

Outcome results

None listed

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