Comparison of two methods of oxygen therapy

Comparison the effect of oxygen therapy with face mask and nasal cannula on blood oxygen saturation, nausea, vomiting and patient comfort in patients undergoing spinal anesthesia during Caesarean section at Shohada hospital in Gonbad

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014080218649N1

Enrollment

Registered

2015-04-14

Start date

2014-08-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Oxygen therapy. Condition 2: Oxygen therapy. Condition 3: Oxygen therapy. Single delivery by caesarean section Delivery by elective caesarean section O89.5 Other complications of spinal and epidural anaesthesia during the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention 1: Patients in this group will receive oxygen 8 liters per minute via face mask in two steps: immediately after administration of spinal anesthesia and at postoperative recovery unit. Dur

Patients in this group will receive oxygen 8 liters per minute via face mask in two steps: immediately after administration of spinal anesthesia and at postoperative recovery unit. During the entire o

Patients in this group will receive oxygen 4 liters per minute via nasal cannula in two steps: immediately after administration of spinal anesthesia and postoperative recovery unit. During the entire

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean section, first Class of American Society of Anesthesiologists, aged from 18 to 35 years, ability to communicate verbally, body mass index in the normal range, lake of breathing problems, lack of history of gastrointestinal disease, having no risk of pregnancy, absence of any nausea and vomiting 24 hours before cesarean, not receiving preoperative intravenous narcotic, preoperative SPO2 more than 95% and Hemoglobin more than 11. Exclusion criteria: Alteration in spinal anesthesia to general anesthesia, patient's unwillingness to continue participation in the study, need for any additional surgery other than cesarean section for patients and prolonged bleeding during operation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Arterial Oxygen Saturation. Timepoint: At 5 minutes intervals during surgery and in the recovery unit. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry for oxygen saturation.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Nausea,Vomiting and Patient Comfort. Timepoint: At 5 minutes intervals during surgery and in the recovery unit. Method of measurement: Visual scale for nausea, vomiting and patient comfort.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAinaz Kor

Golestan University of Medical Sciences

yazdi@goums.ac.ir, Kor_ainaz@yahoo.com+98 17 3242 6900

Outcome results

None listed

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