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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03047109
Date of registration: 07/02/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Assiut University
Public title: Ephedrine and Phenylephrine for Spinal Hypotension
Scientific title: Ephedrine Versus Phenylephrine Infusion for Prevention of Spinal Hypotension During Cesarean Section: Effect on Maternal Cardiodynamics and Fetal Circulation: Randomized Double-blind Study
Date of first enrolment: February 7, 2017
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03047109
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator).  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Egypt
Contacts
Name:     HAMDY A. YOUSSEF, MD
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Affiliation:  Assiut University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age: 20-35 years.

- ASA physical I-II

- Singleton term pregnancy.

- Elective cesarean section.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Parturient refusal.

- Women with history of cardiac, respiratory, renal, neurologic or endocrine diseases.

- Women with known allergy to amide local anesthetics or any medications used in the
study.

- Any contraindications to regional anesthesia e.g. coagulopathy.

- Pre-eclampsia.

- Fetal abnormalities.

- Emergency surgeries.

- Failed or unsatisfactory spinal block.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 35 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Spinal Hypotension
Intervention(s)
Drug: Phenylephrine
Drug: Ephedrine
Primary Outcome(s)
Uterine Blood Flow [Time Frame: 30 minutes]
Maternal Cardiac Output [Time Frame: 30 minutes]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Complications [Time Frame: 2 hours]
APGAR score [Time Frame: 5 minutes]
Secondary ID(s)
Phenylephrine Hypotension
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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