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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 12 February 2013
Main ID:  ISRCTN98070045
Date of registration: 07/03/2012
Primary sponsor: Ferring B.V. (Netherlands)
Public title: A study on carbetocin (Pabal®) versus oxytocin (Syntocinon®) N/A
Scientific title: Study on the use of carbetocin (Pabal®) in comparison with oxytocin (Syntocinon®) for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (the need for additional uterotonic medication) after elective caesarean section
Date of first enrolment: Jul 1 2009
Target sample size: 1500
Recruitment status: Completed/Not recruiting
URL:  http://isrctn.org/ISRCTN98070045
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Open-label multi-centre observational study  
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Contacts
Name: Hein  Bruinse
Address:  University Medical Center Utrecht (WKZ) Lundlaan 6 3584 EA Utrecht Netherlands
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Charts of women undergone elective CS under epidural and/or spinal anaesthesia and treated with carbetocin or oxytocin.
Exclusion criteria: Contraindications, warnings, precautions and interactions with other drugs mentioned in the summary of product characteristics of carbetocin and oxytocin.

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obstetrics / Caesarean section
Intervention(s)
After treatment on prescription with carbetocin or oxytocin, information will be gathered from the patient's chart. The follow-up time is 24 hours after medication administration.
Primary Outcome(s)
Need for additional uterotonic treatment during the first 24 hours after carbetocin or oxytocin administration.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Need for blood transfusion during the first 24 hours
2. Need for operative interventions other than the initial CS during the first 24 hours
3. Need for uterus massage during the first 24 hours
4. Change in haematocrit and haemoglobin post versus pre CS
5. Amount of intraoperative blood loss
6. Incidence of intraoperative blood loss > 500 ml
7. Incidence of intraoperative blood loss > 1000 ml
8. Position of fundus after wound closure (only in prospective part of the study)
9. Uterus tone after uterotonic treatment
10. Investigator?s subjective experience with oxytocin/carbetocin
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Ferring B.V. (Netherlands)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
N/A
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