Short Interpregnancy Interval After One Prior Cesarean Delivery and Risk of Intraoperative Maternal Morbidity

April 7, 2026 updated by: Hwayda Refaat, Assiut University
To determine if a short interpregnancy interval following a prior cesarean delivery is associated with an increased risk of intraoperative maternal morbidity (e.g., hemorrhage, visceral injury, prolonged surgery) during the next cesarean delivery.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

80

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Maternal characteristics to be collected will include: Maternal age, Educational level, Marital status, Gestational diabetes mellitus, Pre-pregnancy hypertension , Gestational hypertension, body mass index at delivery (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Pregnant women with history of one previous cesarean delivery Women admmitted for delivery by cesarean delivery during the study period Singleton pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

uterine malformation coagulation abnormalities, hypertension or diabetes before pregnancy, immune-related diseases, and chronic hepatic, renal orcardiac diseases Twin or multiple pregnancies Miscarriage before 28 weeks of gestation; Current placental previa or accrete and risk of PPH patients with medical morbid condition like diabetes, preeclampsia, hypertension, cardiac, renal diseases or patients having obstetrical conditions

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Utrine rupture Bladder injury
Time Frame: 1year
1year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

  • 1. Wahid N, Ullah I, Bibi H, Ali S, Batool A, Islam L, et al. Obstetric Study to Exploring the Prevalence and Determinants of Cesarean Sections at Timeragra Teaching Hospital Dir Lower. Indus J Biosci Res. 2025;3(2):25- 9. 2. Mazhar T, Ambareen A, Jabeen S. Effects Of Short Inter-Delivery Interval On Mode Of Delivery In Previous One Caesarean Section Cases. Khyber Med Univ J. 2022;14(2):128-31. 3. Umeh UA, Eleje GU, Onuh JU, Nwankwo OT, Ezeome IV, Ajah LO, et al. Comparison of Placenta Previa and Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder Following Previous Cesarean Section between Women with a Short and Normal Interpregnancy Interval. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2022;2022(1):8028639. 4. Garg B, Darney B, Pilliod RA, Caughey AB. Long and short interpregnancy intervals increase severe maternal morbidity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;225(3):331-e1

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

April 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 7, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

April 13, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 13, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Short interpregnancy interval

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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