Extra Sitting Time After Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section and Fetal Well-being

The Effect of Sitting After Spinal Injection of Hyperbaric Local Anesthetic on Fetal Acid-base Balance After Cesarean Delivery

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02893696

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-08

Start date

2018-03-31

Completion date

2020-04-30

Last updated

2019-01-31

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Conditions

Complications; Cesarean Section, Hypotension

Brief summary

After injection of the spinal anesthetic drug, women will be allowed to lie down immediately (0-30 sec) or after three minutes (180 sec) of sitting. The incidence of maternal hypotension and fetal umbilical cord blood pH will be recorded.

Interventions

OTHERVarious sitting time

Various sitting time

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Women with elective cesarean delivery at 39-42 wks gestation.

Exclusion criteria

* Women who shorter than 5'0 in height, those with primary or pregnancy-induced hypertension, macrosomia, multiple gestation will be excluded. * Women with known risks of bleeding or potential hysterectomy such as those with placenta previa or accrete will also be excluded. * If the epidural catheter cannot be placed within the specific time frame after the spinal injection, the case will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of fetal umbilical artery pH below 7.20	At fetal delivery

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of maternal hypotension	During cesarean surgery

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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