The Use of Oxytocin, Carbetocin and Buccal Misoprostol in Patients Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section (CS)

February 5, 2014 updated by: karim H abdel-maeboud, Ain Shams University

The Use of Oxytocin, Carbetocin and Buccal Misoprostol in Patients Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section

The use of Oxytocin, Carbetocin and buccal misoprostol in patients undergoing elective Cesarean Section

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The use of Oxytocin, Carbetocin and buccal misoprostol in patients undergoing elective Cesarean Section in the prevention of uterine atony and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) after caesarean section.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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270

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt
        • Ain Shams Maternity Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age 18 years or more.
  2. Gestational age of pregnancy of 37 completed weeks or more.
  3. Written and signed informed consent by the patient to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. fetal or maternal distress where, due to time constraints, it will not possible and/or appropriate to recruit or randomize.
  2. Women undergoing caesarean section with general anesthesia are also excluded, because carbetocin is licensed for use with regional anaesthesia only.
  3. Women planned to have any other type of uterine incision other than transverse lower segment.
  4. Women with HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count), eclampsia, and epilepsy .
  5. Women with placental abruption are excluded because there is a higher risk of hemorrhage with this condition and it was therefore felt to be inappropriate to recruit these women.
  6. Women with thrombocytopenia, known coagulopathies, or receiving anticoagulant therapy.
  7. Women with history of significant heart disease, a history or evidence of liver, renal, vascular disease or endocrine disease (other than gestational diabetes).
  8. Women with history of hypersensitivity to oxytocin or carbetocin.
  9. Women with any severe allergic condition or severe asthma.
  10. Women with any contraindication to receiving prostaglandins, including known hypersensitivity to misoprostol or other prostaglandins (PGs) or glaucoma.
  11. Mental condition rendering the patients unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Syntocinon
Drug is given just after delivery of the neonate during cesarean section.
Drug: Syntocinon
Syntocinon ampoules (10 IU Oxytocin). (Novartis Pharma, Egypt) One ampoule 10 IU diluted in 10 ml normal saline and administered slowly (over 30- 60 seconds) intravenously just after delivery of the neonate during CS, followed by an intravenous drip of 20 IU oxytocin in 500 ml saline over 4 hours.
Active Comparator: Carbetocin
Drug is given just after delivery of the neonate during cesarean section.
Drug: Carbetocin
Carbetocin (Ampoule 100 μg/ml) . [Pabal, Marketing Authorization Holder: Ferring GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung), Kiel ,Germany. Manufactured by DRAXIS Pharma , a division of specialty Pharmaceuticals Inc. Montreal ,Canada] ,diluted in 10 ml normal saline and administered slowly (over 30- 60 seconds) intravenously just after delivery of the neonate during CS.
Other Names:
  • Pabal
Active Comparator: Misoprostol
Drug is given just after delivery of the neonate during cesarean section.
Drug: Misoprostol
Misoprostol (200 mcg Tablet) [Misotac, Sigma Pharmaceutical Industries, SAE, Egypt] Two tablets (400 mcg) in the buccal space just after delivery of the neonate during CS.
Other Names:
  • Misotac

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To evaluate the efficacy of buccal misoprostol in the prevention of uterine atony and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) after caesarean section
Time Frame: an expected average 1 week
an expected average 1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Adverse events recorded during the study.
Time Frame: an expected average 1 week
an expected average 1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Ain Shams University

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Karim H Abd-El-Maeboud, MD, Ain Shams University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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December 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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August 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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August 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 27, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 3, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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February 4, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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February 6, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 5, 2014

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • OCMCS
  • ASU maternity Hospital (Registry Identifier: ASU maternity Hospital)

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