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Effect of intravenous fluid therapy before spinal block on postural headache in women undergoing elective cesarean section

Effect of intravenous fluid therapy before spinal block on postural headache in women undergoing elective cesarean section

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190817044544N1
Enrollment
150
Registered
2020-01-03
Start date
2018-04-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

Postdural puncture headache.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: each containing 75 candidates for elective cesarean section. After a minimum fasting period, women received 500 cc of Ringer serum one hour before the start of the

Sponsors

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant mothers who are candidates for elective cesarean section. usually fast for 8 hours or more.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women who suffer from lumbar lordosis, high weight and lack of coordination, numbness in the first instance, or partial numbness, and have to take analgesics and sleep medications to continue. Women who have a history of migraine or tension or headache due to high blood pressure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of headache. Timepoint: Women in the two groups were visited for seven days after the intervention for headache. Method of measurement: The specific measurement tool for measuring primary outcome (incidence of headache) is based on a researcher-made checklist.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1-headache severity, 2- day of onset of headache, 3- number of day headaches, 4- frequency need of analgesic, 5-frequency of use. Timepoint: In case of a headache, women are screened daily for other relevant indicators within seven days after delivery. Method of measurement: The specific measurement tool for the severity of headache has been the use of the VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) ruler.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactfatemeh Jadidi

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

dr.fjadidi@rums.ac.ir+98 34 3428 0185

Outcome results

None listed

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