CompletedNot Applicable

Uterine Cooling During Cesarean Delivery to Reduce Blood Loss and Incidence of Postpartum Hemorrhage

United States200 participantsStarted 2013-07

Plain-language summary

The objective of the study is to demonstrate whether cooling the uterine smooth muscle during cesarean section (following delivery of the fetus) will promote better uterine contraction and involution resulting in lower blood loss, use of fewer uterotonic medications, and fewer hysterectomies following cesarean section. The investigators suspect that it may.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant adult women of any gravidity, and gestational duration who present for cesarean section at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and who have given informed consent to be in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Women who refuse to be in the study, and women who are unable to consent due to emergent nature of the cesarean section will be excluded. Women who are unable to understand the nature of the study due to mental illness, mental retardation, medical condition, or other communication barrier will be excluded. * Inability to exteriorize the uterus during c-section.

What they're measuring

Blood Loss

Timeframe: During surgery and in the PACU (approximately 3 total hours)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02229513

SponsorBaylor Research Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-08

Results submitted2015-10-28

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