Oxytocin to Decrease Blood Loss During Cesarean Section

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine the best dose of a drug called oxytocin, that is usually used to stop bleeding during a delivery, when used during a cesarean delivery. It will be administered during cesarean section in order to decrease the amount blood loss. The investigators are proposing to have 3 groups of subjects each given a different safe dose of oxytocin and then to assess the effectiveness of each regimens on the amount blood lost during cesarean sections.This will let use know which is the best lowest dose needed.

Timeline

Start

2012-07

Primary completion

2013-02

Completion

2013-02

Publications

• Ghulmiyyah LM, Usta IM, Ghazeeri G, Taher N, Abu-Ghannam G, Tamim H, Nassar AH. Intravenous Oxytocin Use to Decrease Blood Loss during Scheduled Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Double-Blinded Controlled Trial (OXYTRIAL). Am J Perinatol. 2017 Mar;34(4):379-387. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1592130. Epub 2016 Sep 2.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.