TerminatedNot Applicable

Cooling the Uterus in C-section After Dysfunctional Labor

Stopped: Difficulty in acquiring patients in a reasonable amount of time.

8 participantsStarted 2015-05-14

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 for dysfunctional labor.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria: * pregnant women of any age * gravidity and gestational duration who present for cesarean section and who have given informed consent to be in the study. Exclusion criteria: * Women who refuse to be in the study * women who are unable to consent due to emergent nature of the cesarean section * 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.

What they're measuring

Estimated Blood Loss

Timeframe: up to 24 hours after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02910115

SponsorBaylor Research Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-11-10

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