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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  ISRCTN69805695
Date of registration: 20/04/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Beacon Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Bangladesh)
Public title: Carbetocin versus oxytocin for the prevention of post-partum hemorrhage in caesarean section
Scientific title: Carbetocin versus oxytocin for the prevention of post-partum hemorrhage in caesarean section: a randomised controlled trial
Date of first enrolment: 01/01/2015
Target sample size: 64
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN69805695
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single-centre randomised controlled trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Phase IV
Countries of recruitment
Bangladesh
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Name: Ferdousi     Begum
Address:  Popular Diagnostic centre Shyamoli - Dhaka Bangladesh
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women with a single pregnancy undergoing cesarean delivery at term
Exclusion criteria: 1. Placenta praevia
2. Multiple gestations
3. Placental abruption
4. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
5. Preeclampsia
6. Cardiac, renal or liver diseases
7. Epilepsy
8. Women with history of hypersensitivity to carbetocin according to the Br National Formulary


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Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Third stage of labour
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Intervention(s)
64 pregnant women who had undergone cesarean delivery were randomized into two groups. One group of patients received intravenous 100 microgram carbetocin and another group of patients received intramuscular 10 IU oxytocin in the third stage of labour.
Primary Outcome(s)
Efficacy of carbetocin over oxytocin for the management of third stage of labor
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. The need for additional uterotonic within 24 hours of delivery after carbetocin or oxytocin administration
2. The amount of blood loss in 24 hours after delivery after carbetocin or oxytocin administration
3. The need for blood transfusion during the first 24 hours after delivery after carbetocin or oxytocin administration
4. The adverse effects of carbetocin and oxytocin after administration
Secondary ID(s)
SSMCH201476
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Investigator initiated and funded
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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