Status:

COMPLETED

Timing of Planned Caesarean Section and Morbidity of the Newborn

Lead Sponsor:

Aarhus University Hospital

Conditions:

Respiratory Disorders

Intensive Care, Neonatal

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The caesarean section rate is rising globally. About 10% of the newborns are submitted to a neonatal department after planned caesarean section, primarily with respiratory disorders. More children are...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Elective caesarean section
  • Gestational age determined at 12 weeks ultrasound scan
  • Singleton pregnancy

Exclusion

  • \< 18 years of age (at time of randomization)
  • In need of an interpreter to communicate in danish
  • Diabetes, both gestational and before pregnancy
  • A mother with an estimated high risk of caesarean section before 39+5 weeks

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

1273 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00835003

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

March 1 2014

Last Update

July 3 2014

Active Locations (7)

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1

University Hospital of Odense

Odense, Odense, Denmark, 5000

2

Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark, 9000

3

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

Aarhus N, Denmark, 8200

4

Regional Hospital of Herning

Herning, Denmark, 7400