Effects of Postpartum Depression on Anesthetics

Do Sedatives Used for Delivery of Intrauterine Fetal Death and Mid-Term Abortion Improve Patient Depression?

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1011220002

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-22

Start date

2022-04-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

intrauterine fetal death and mid-term abortion

Interventions

After obtaining consent from the patient, the patient will be randomly assigned to receive propofol or dexmedetomidine. Intervention begins when a labor attack appears. Start administration of both pr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who delivered due to intrauterine fetal death and mid-term abortion at our hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a history of allergies to propofol, dexmedetomidine, or fentanyl, contraindication for propofol or dexmedetomidine, or do not consent to the patient.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of depression by BDI-II	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Narcotic use, sedation / analgesia scoring, delivery time, patient respiratory and circulatory dynamics, bleeding volume, presence or absence of complications	—

Contacts

Public ContactMotonobu Kimizuka

Department of Anesthesiology

m.kimizka@sapmed.ac.jp+81-11-611-2111

Outcome results

None listed

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