Learning Curve of External Pop Out as a New Technique for Lower Uterine Segment Support

Cesarean Section Complications Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Delivery of Fetal Head During Cesarean Section; Acceptability and Learning Curve of External Pop Out as a New Technique for Lower Uterine Segment Support; A Cross- Sectional Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03579511
• Other study ID #: EPOLC
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 30, 2018
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: May 2020
• Source: Assiut University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

Cesarean section represent the most significant operative intervention in all of obstetrics, its development and application have saved lives of countless mothers and infants. the frequency with which its carried out continues to rise and has in many hospitals and health regions reached rates in excess of 30%(

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Singleton term pregnancy

2. Cephalic presentation

3. Women who will accept to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Non-cephalic presentation

2. Congenital fetal anomalies

3. Multiple pregnancy

4. Preterm caesarean < 37 weeks

5. Cases with marked adhesions obscuring the lower uterine segment thickness

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cesarean Section Complications

Intervention

Procedure:
• External Pop-out
The original techniques of fetal head extraction entail the introduction of the obstetricians' hands or other instruments into the LUS. This puts the LUS at risk of damage and incision extensions with its consequences of increased blood loss, increased operative time,infection adhesions and blood transfusion.To the available, the generated good quality evidence bases practice in CS is anticipated to decrease such morbidities

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Assiut Faculty of Medicine	Assiut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assiut University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The number of cesarean sections that are required for the obstetrician to reach turning point .	the number needed to achieve a good learning curve	1 month