Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Aortic Compression Trial to Reduce Blood Loss at Cesarean Section

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Swedish Research Council

Conditions:

Post Partum Hemorrhage

Cesarean Section Complications

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test if manual external aortic compression can prevent heavy blood loss in cesarean section. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: 1. Is external aortic ...

Detailed Description

The Aortic Compression Trial (ACT) - A randomized controlled trial to reduce blood loss in cesarean delivery PURPOSE AND AIMS The purpose is to reduce the prevalence of severe postpartum hemorrhage (...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Planned cesarean delivery
  • Live fetus/fetuses if multiple pregnancy
  • Gestational week 34+0 or more

Exclusion

  • Preoperative B-Hemoglobin \<100 g/l
  • Planned hysterectomy in the same procedure as the planned cesarean delivery
  • Other condition as deemed by attending surgeon.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

2246 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05312658

Start Date

December 1 2022

End Date

December 1 2028

Last Update

June 5 2025

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Danderyd Hospital

Stockholm, Sweden

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