Pre-operative or post-operative misoprostol in ceasrean delivery:Dose it differ?

Pre-operative or post-operative misoprostol in ceasrean delivery:Dose it differ? - Pre-operative or post-operative misoprostol in cesarean delivery: Doseit differ?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000025363

Enrollment

180

Registered

2017-01-01

Start date

2016-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Finished

Interventions

Preoperative misoprostol received 400 microgram misoprostol after anesthesia at time catheter fixation postoperative misoprostol received 400microgram misoprostol after the end of cesarean section

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: full term pregnancy 37-40 weeks planned elective cesarean delivery regional spinal anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: conditions prolonging surgical time or causing atony as: general anesthesia , antepartum hemorrahge coagulation disorders Previous 2 or more cesarean sections previous rupture uterus muliple pregnancies, polyhydramios or macrosomia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
amount of blood loss intraoperative and postoperative	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Drop in hematocrite level 24 hours after cesarean section and any drug related complications	—

Countries

Africa

Contacts

Public ContactAyman Shehata Dawood

Tanta University Ayman Shehata Dawood

ayman.dawood@med.tanta.edu.eg00201020972067

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026