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Maternal Hypotension During Cesarean Section and Short Term Neonatal Outcome.

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified by Sheba Medical Center, May 2006

Sponsors and Collaborators: Sheba Medical Center
None
Information provided by: Sheba Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00330512
  Purpose

About 20-25% of deliveries are by cesarean section. Most are elective with use of regional anesthesia (spinal/epidural). Drop of blood pressure after regional anesthesia is common. It have the risk of reduction of blood flow to the placenta and the fetus.

No studies had followed the newborns their first days of live,of mothers who developed hypotension in durins CS.


Condition Phase
Elective Cesarean Section
Maternal Hypotention
Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics:   Cesarean Section    Low Blood Pressure   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Screening, Longitudinal, Convenience Sample, Retrospective Study
Official Title:   Maternal Hypotension During Elective Cesarean Section and Short Term Neonatal Outcome.

Further study details as provided by Sheba Medical Center:

Estimated Enrollment:   500

Detailed Description:

A reterospective study of all full term babies, born in elective cesarean section with use of regional anesthesia. Two groups will be define rgarding maternal hypotention following regional anesthesia - maternal hypotention (study group) or normal maternal BP. The definition of Maternal hypotension: decrease in 10% or more in mean BP in compared to first BP taken at admition.

Data will colect from mothers and neonates records as well as operation data. Maternal data: gravida, parity, diseases, medications, demographics, and all data regarding the operation (blood pressures, Heart rates, saturation, treatment given etc.).

Infant data: gestational age, birth weight, sex, Apgar, cord pH, clinical manifestations, medications, time of hospitalization.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 1 Day
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • fullterm infants, born by elective cesarean section using regional anasthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • preterms, urgent CS, CS using general anasthesia, Multiple pregnancy, Congenital malformations.
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00330512

Contacts
Contact: Ayala Maayan, Dr.     972-3-530-2451     ayala.maayan@sheba.health.gov.il    

Sponsors and Collaborators
Sheba Medical Center
None

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Ayala Maayan, MD     Sheba Medical Center    
  More Information


Study ID Numbers:   SHEBA-06--4117-AM-CTIL
First Received:   May 25, 2006
Last Updated:   May 25, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00330512
Health Authority:   Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Keywords provided by Sheba Medical Center:
regional anestesia  
cesarean section  
hypotention  
newborn  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Hypotension
Vascular Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 03, 2008




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