A Randomised Trial of early versus routine hospital discharge after planned Caesarean section at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202404768066197

Enrollment

200

Registered

2024-04-30

Start date

2023-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

early hospital discharge group

routine discharge group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Respondents must be between the ages of 20-34 years. Consent to participate in the study Body Mass Index (BMI) <30kg/m2 Booked patients of the antenatal clinic of University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital Must have attained 37 weeks of gestation Scheduled for elective caesarean section The pregnancies must be uncomplicated, singleton pregnancies.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients less than 20 years or greater than 35 years Unbooked patients Patients with multiple gestation Co-morbidities - Cardiac disease, immune deficiency, diabetes, anaemia Major degree placenta praevia Pulmonary disorders Intraoperative or postoperative complications Need for blood transfusion Foetal anomaly Post-operative fever Intolerance to liquid diet following surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
maternal satisfaction	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
wound infection rate, wound breakdown rate, readmission rate	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactTamunomie Nyengidiki

Supervising consultant

tammynyengs@yahoo.com+2348037109486

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026