Clinical trials: Caesarean Section
Prolonged Second Stage of Labor
Trial of IV NTG for CD After Second Stage Arrest for the Prevention of Uterine Extension
Randomized controlled clinical trial of IV nitroglycerin at cesarean delivery for second stage arrest of descent to prevent or uterine extension at the hysterectomy site.
- Trial name
- NITRO (NCT02265965)
- Testing
- intravenous nitroglycerin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Postpartum Disorder
Physical Activity After a Normal Spontaneous or Cesarean Delivery
To the best of the investigators knowledge the average level of physical activity (PA) of parturients recovering from a cesarean delivery or after a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery (NSVD) remains unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT02967016
- Testing
- Actigraph
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Contraception
Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUD) Placement at Time of C-Section
This is a pilot study of up to 10 women, which will test the hypothesis that the placement of copper IUDs through the uterine incision at the time of uncomplicated elective C-section is technically feasible and acceptable to…
- Trial name
- NCT00733278
- Testing
- Copper IUD ( ParaGard Intrauterine Contraceptive Device)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Pain, Referred
Subcutaneous Bupivacaine Decrease Post-op Pain in Patients Undergoing C-Section
The purpose of this study is to determine if giving an injection of numbing medication at the incision at the end of cesarean will help control pain AFTER cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT03383588
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Morphine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Healthy, Pain
Intrathecal Hydromorphone for Post-cesarean Delivery Pain - a Dose Finding Study
Pain relief after cesarean delivery can be provided in a few ways. Most commonly, certain medications called opioids, such as morphine, are given through the vein or into the muscle.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Pain, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT01943565
- Testing
- Hydromorphone 25mcg, Hydromorphone 50mcg, Hydromorphone 100mcg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Persistent Pain After Delivery
Persistent Pain After CS Delivery
Many factors influence the development of persistent pain after CS (chronic pain) as well as post-partum depression. We are attempting to use trajectory pain methods in an attempt to identify those at risk for the development of…
- Trial name
- NCT01996592
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Hypothermia
Pre-warming Prevents Hypothermia in Elective Cesarean Section
Background: Hypothermia is common during general and regional anesthesia even when active warming measures are taken. The existing literature shows that, in pregnant patients, the use of forced air-warming during cesarean section…
- Trial name
- hypothermia (NCT02091466)
- Testing
- pre-warming
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo
Pregnancy
Comparative Study of Ropivacaine and Ropivacaine With Dexmeditomedine in TAP Blocks
Comparative study of Ropivacaine and Ropivacaine with dexmedetomidine in transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing Caesarean Section.
- Trial name
- NCT02472522
- Testing
- Ropivacaine + Dexmedetomidine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Main Hospital
Wound Complications
Effect of Intra-operative Glove-changing During Cesarean Section on Post-op Complications: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomized controlled trial to determine whether changing of gloves by the surgical team during cesarean section may decrease post-operative infectious morbidity and wound complications
- Trial name
- NCT02907892
- Testing
- Glove change
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 554 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cesarean Delivery, Wound Infection
Serum and Tissue Cefazolin Concentrations in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery
Patients undergoing Cesarean delivery (C-Section) with a body mass index of 35 or greater (this BMI number is in the obese range) will be given either 2 grams or 4 grams of an antibiotic before surgery.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Delivery, Wound Infection, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01755026
- Testing
- cefazolin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Stitely
Other Chronic Postoperative Pain
High Pain Intervention in Cesarean Sections
In previous studies the investigators have seen that the severity of pain one day after cesarean delivery can predict the presence of pain and depression 2 months later.
- Trial name
- NCT01298778
- Testing
- Duramorph 150, Acetaminophen, Duramorph 300
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pain
Multimodal Pain Management for Cesarean Delivery
Opioid use and abuse has become a major medical problem in the United States. Over prescription of opioid medications is a major contributor to this growing problem.
- Trial name
- NCT02922985
- Testing
- Intravenous acetominophen, Ketorolac, intramuscular, Bupivacaine, subcutaneous
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Postcesarean Analgesia
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Wound Infiltration for Postcesarean Analgesia
The study will compare the analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block and wound infiltration in parturients undergoing cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02691572
- Testing
- Spinal anesthesia, Intrathecal bupivacaine, Intrathecal fentanyl
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Contraception
Opportunistic Salpingectomy for Permanent Sterilization at the Time of Cesarean Delivery
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety of performing a bilateral tubal ligation vs. bilateral salpingectomy, two procedures performed for permanent sterilization, at the time of cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT03135431
- Testing
- Bilateral Salpingectomy, Bilateral Tubal Ligation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Unplanned Caesarean Section
Chloroprocaine 3% - Epidural Anesthesia in Unplanned Caesarean Section
The study evaluate the quality of epidural anaesthesia and the safety of Chloroprocaine HCl 3% compared with Ropivacaine HCl 0.75% in patients with an epidural catheter in situ undergoing unplanned Caesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT02919072
- Testing
- Chloroprocaine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Sintetica SA
Elective Cesarean Section, Pain Management
Efficacy and Safety of EXPAREL Versus Standard of Care (SoC) in Subjects Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section
The purpose of this study is to compare total opioid consumption by subjects in different treatment groups. Another purpose of this study is to assess how well EXPAREL works, collect any safety data and assess your satisfaction…
- Trial name
- CHOICE (NCT03853694)
- Testing
- 50 mcg Duramorph+ EXPAREL + multi-modal pain regimen, 150 mcg Duramorph + multi-modal pain regimen, Exparel TAP + multi-modal pain regimen
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Neonatal Anemia
Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Full Term Neonates
To compare the short term risks and benefits of cord milking 5 times toward the neonate with delayed cord clamping for 120 seconds in the full term neonate delivered by cesarean section.
- Trial name
- MDCCT (NCT02454101)
- Testing
- cord milking, delayed cord clamping
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Ahmed Mohamed El Kotb Abdel Fattah
Pain, Postoperative
A Randomized Control Trial Comparing Analgesic Benefits of Ultrasound-guided Single vs Continuous Quadratus Lumborum Blocks (QLB)vs Intrathecal Morphine(ITM) for Post Cesarean Section Pain
the purpose of this study is to compare opioid consumption in morphine equivalents between the groups that received postoperative analgesia with intrathecal morphine versus US guided QL blocks versus US guided QL catheters
- Trial name
- NCT04368364
- Testing
- Intrathecal morphine sulfate (ITM), Bupivacaine hydrochloride, ropivacaine hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Postoperative Pain
A Comparative Study of Intrathecal Magnesium Sulphate & Midazolam With Epidural Ropivacaine for Caesarean Patients
This study compares whether addition of Magnesium or Midazolam intrathecally to epidurally administered isobaric Ropivacaine improves the quality of blockade, haemodynamics and duration of analgesia post-operatively.
- Trial name
- NCT02619799
- Testing
- intrathecal magnesium sulphate,, Intrathecal midazolam
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rangaraya Medical College
Complications; Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection
Subcuticular Suture for Cesarean Skin Incision Closure
A comparison of the type of suture used for cesarean skin incision approximation and the subsequent rate of wound complications has not been widely studied.
- Trial name
- NCT02459093
- Testing
- poliglecaprone 25 suture, polyglactin 910 suture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center