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Clinical Trial Summary

Caesarean delivery is inevitably associated with a higher amount of blood loss vis-à-vis primary postpartum haemorrhage, when compared to vaginal delivery. Oxytocin use in tropical developing countries for the reduction blood loss at caesarean section have been met with challenges of ineffectiveness due to poor transportation, inadequate storage and drug adulteration. Therefore, there is a need for an effective, temperature stable uterotonic with a lesser risk of adulteration. The study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness and safety of adjunctive sublingual misoprostol in reducing intraoperative blood loss at caesarean section.


Clinical Trial Description

It would be a double blind randomized controlled trial. One hundred and fifty-two pregnant women at term who have indications for caesarean section and have risk factors for primary postpartum haemorrhage, as well as meet the eligibility criteria would be randomized equally into two study arms (Misoprostol study arm and Placebo study arm) after informed consent. The Misoprostol study arm will receive 400 mcg of sublingual misoprostol as two 200 mcg misoprostol tablets. The Placebo study arm would receive two sublingual placebo tablets similar to the misoprostol tablets. The Misoprostol and the Placebo tablets will be given in each study arm at the point of starting the uterine incision at caesarean section. Both study arms would receive routine intravenous oxytocin at the time of clamping of the umbilical cord. The outcome measures will be estimated intraoperative blood loss, the need for additional intraoperative oxytocic, blood transfusion, the occurrence of side effects, and incidence of primary postpartum haemorrhage. ;


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NCT number NCT05532215
Study type Interventional
Source Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa
Contact Stanley E Ozori
Phone +2348065876000
Email ozoriniseod@yahoo.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date March 14, 2023
Completion date November 14, 2023

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