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Effect of Surgical Position on Difficulty of Cesarean Section in Obese Pregnant Women

Effect of the Ramped Position on Surgical Difficulty during Cesarean Section in Obese Parturients: A Randomized Non-inferiority Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0011554
Enrollment
64
Registered
2026-01-30
Start date
2026-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-05-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : In this study, intraoperative positioning is applied as the intervention in obese parturients undergoing cesarean section in order to compare and evaluate surgical difficulty and s

Sponsors

Chonnam National University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) = 30 kg/m² at the time of delivery Pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy Pregnant women at a gestational age of = 36 weeks Pregnant women scheduled for elective cesarean section Pregnant women classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II–III Pregnant women who have received sufficient explanation of the study objectives, procedures, potential risks, and benefits, and have voluntarily provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women who did not provide written informed consent or who withdrew consent Pregnant women with a multiple pregnancy Pregnant women with a gestational age of less than 36 weeks Pregnant women with a history of hypersensitivity or allergic reactions to anesthetic agents or related medications used in the study Pregnant women who were deemed inappropriate for study participation or data analysis based on the investigator’s clinical judgment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time from skin incision to umbilical cord clamping (seconds)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Surgical difficulty score;total operation time;estimated blood loss;maternal anesthetic and hemodynamic variables (intubation time, incidence of hypoxemia and hypotension);maternal and umbilical cord blood gas analysis results;neonatal Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJoungmin Kim

Chonnam National University Hospital

tca77@hanmail.net+82-62-220-6895

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 22, 2026