Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care After Cesarean Section.

Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care After Uncomplicated Cesarean Section. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02332278

Enrollment

444

Registered

2015-01-06

Start date

2014-06-30

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2015-01-06

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Conditions

Complications; Cesarean Section

Keywords

Cesarean section, Early feeding

Brief summary

To determine the effect in the post operative period of early feeding (4 hours after surgery) vs. traditional management (feeding 12 hours after surgery) in uncomplicated cesarean section.

Interventions

PROCEDUREEarly feeding

Fluid diet four hours after cesarean section

PROCEDURELate feeding

Fluid diet 12 hours after cesarean section

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Cesarean section with regional anesthesia, regardless of gestational age.

Exclusion criteria

* Use of magnesium sulphate * General anesthesia * Pre gestational or gestational diabetes * Bowel injury during surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Adynamic ileus	72 hours	Presence of signs of adynamic ileus (nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention) after feeding

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Post operative pain	72 hours	Level of pain, using a visual scale (12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery)
Satisfaction	72 hours	Personal satisfaction, using a numeric scale (12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery)

Countries

Panama

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026