Status:

RECRUITING

Oxytocin Maintenance Infusion in Labouring Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: an Up-down Sequential Allocation Study

Lead Sponsor:

Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

Conditions:

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is designed to determine the minimal effective oxytocin maintenance infusion required in labouring women undergoing cesarean delivery to achieve the best effect. Oxytocin is a drug that is ...

Detailed Description

This study will be conducted as a prospective, double blinded clinical trial (patient, anesthesiologist and obstetrician blinded to the oxytocin dose), in an up-down sequential allocation fashion. The...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • • All patients with induced or augmented labour undergoing cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia (at least 3 hours of prior exposure to oxytocin during labour)

Exclusion

  • All patients who refuse to give written informed consent
  • All patients who declare allergy or hypersensitivity to oxytocin
  • A history of hypertension and/or severe cardiac disease(s)
  • All patients who have contraindications for neuraxial anesthesia
  • All patients who will be converted to general anesthesia intraoperatively
  • All patients with placenta previa and multiple gestation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 17 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05290129

Start Date

August 17 2022

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

June 5 2025

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X5