Clinical trials: Cesarean
Post-operative Pain, Post-partum Pain
Increased Ketorolac Administration After Cesarean Section and Its Effect on Opioid Use: a Randomized Control Trial
To evaluate the efficacy of increased ketorolac in reducing opioid use after cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Post-operative Pain, Post-partum Pain, Cesarean Section Complications
- Trial name
- NCT03678675
- Testing
- Ketorolac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Nausea, Vomiting
Minimizing Nausea and Vomiting During Spinals for CS
In parturients undergoing Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia, co-loading of 1 liter of crystalloids, with placing the spinal, along with administering a phenylephrine infusion and glycopyrrolate, enables placing a spinal…
- Trial name
- NCT02872935
- Testing
- Glycopyrrolate, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kokila N Thenuwara
Surgical Site Infection, Surgical Wound Infection
Antibacterial-coated Sutures at Time of Cesarean
Abdominal closure with antibacterial-coated sutures has been shown to reduce wound infections after a number of surgical procedures, but none of the previous trials included cesarean delivery.
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Surgical Wound Infection, Cesarean Section; Infection, Cesarean Section Complications
- Trial name
- ASTC (NCT03386240)
- Testing
- Vicryl-plus, monocryl-plus, PDS-plus (Triclosan-coated Sutures), Vicryl, monocryl, PDS (not coated with triclosan)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,169 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Obesity, Obesity, Morbid
Comparing Anti-XA Levels in Post-Cesarean Patients Undergoing Enoxaparin Thromboprophylaxis
Pregnant and recently postpartum women are at significantly higher risk of developing a blood clot in their arms or legs known as a deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or a blood clot in their lungs known as a pulmonary embolism…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Morbid, Pregnancy, Complications; Cesarean Section
- Trial name
- NCT02070237
- Testing
- Enoxaparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MemorialCare Health System
Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety
Healing Touch After Cesarean
Pain and anxiety are the most common complications after cesarean birth, and impair the mother's ability to optimally care for herself and her newborn.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety, Postpartum Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05053360
- Testing
- Healing Touch, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Cesarean Section; Infection
The Invia Motion at Cesarean Study
To assess patient centered outcomes of the Medela INVIA Motion prophylactic NPWT system at cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT04365452
- Testing
- Invia Motion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Cesarean Section Complications
ESP Block for Post Cesarean Analgesia
The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the analgesic efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane block (ESPB) with liposomal bupivacaine in women undergoing cesarean delivery and receiving a postoperative multimodal analgesic regimen…
- Trial name
- NCT05664958
- Testing
- Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block, bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension, bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cervical Ripening, Labor, Induced
Safety/Efficacy Study Comparing the Misoprostol Vaginal Insert to Cervidil for Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the misoprostol vaginal insert (50 mcg and 100 mcg) can safely and effectively speed time to vaginal delivery compared to Cervidil (R) in women who need to have cervical ripneing…
- Trial name
- NCT00308711
- Testing
- Misoprostol vaginal insert 100 mcg, Misoprostol vaginal insert 50 mcg, Dinoprostone vaginal insert (Cervidil)
- Where
- 52 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,308 people
- Sponsor
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Obesity, Severe, Cesarean Section
Comparison of Staples Versus Subcuticular Suture in Class III Obese Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery
The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal skin closure technique (staples versus subcuticular suture) at the time of cesarean delivery in Class III obese women with body mass index (BMI) of >/= 40kg/m2.
- Trial name
- NCT02466776
- Testing
- Absorbable subcuticular suture, Stainless steel staples
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people
- Sponsor
- MemorialCare Health System
Pregnancy
Use of Peanut Labor Ball Following Epidural Anesthesia
The purpose of the study is to look at the impact of using the Peanut Labor Ball (PLB) after epidural anesthesia in patients who have never given birth.
- Trial name
- NCT02190591
- Testing
- Peanut Labor Ball
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Endometritis, Wound Infection
Study of Effectiveness and Safety of Azithromycin-based Extended-spectrum Prophylaxis to Prevent Post Cesarean Infection
The Cesarean Section Optimal Antibiotic Prophylaxis (C/SOAP) study is a large pragmatic multi-center randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness and safety of azithromycin-based extended-spectrum…
- Conditions
- Endometritis, Wound Infection, Abscess, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- C/SOAP (NCT01235546)
- Testing
- Azithromycin and standard of care
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,013 people
- Sponsor
- Alan Tita
Postoperative Pain
Ropivacaine Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Cesarean Section Analgesia
With this research the investigators hope to determine the lowest dose of ropivacaine used in transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks that can effectively treat pain in women after cesarean section (c-section).
- Trial name
- TAPROPI (NCT02893423)
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Uterine Atony
Uterine Cooling During Cesarean Delivery to Reduce Blood Loss and Incidence of Postpartum Hemorrhage
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…
- Trial name
- NCT02229513
- Testing
- Uterine Cooling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Dexamethasone for the Prevention of Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Sections
Patients who present for scheduled (non-emergent) cesarean section will be given either intravenous dexamethasone or placebo prior to receiving a duramorph containing spinal anesthetic.
- Trial name
- NCT01734161
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Cesarean Section
Chloroprocaine Lavage to Improve Outcomes Related to Operative Cesarean Delivery
The long term objective is to show that intraperitoneal chloroprocaine can be used an alternative option to avoid general anesthesia during cesarean delivery, to alleviate mother's discomfort from surgical pain, reduce…
- Trial name
- CLOR-PRO (NCT03760718)
- Testing
- Preservative free 1% Chloroprocaine, Preservative free 2% Chloroprocaine, Preservative free 3% Chloroprocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Pregnancy, Cesarean Section
Comparison of Staples Versus Prolene Suture for Skin Closure at Cesarean Delivery
Currently different materials are used to close the skin after a cesarean delivery, including absorbable suture, non-absorbable suture and staples.
- Trial name
- NCT01509950
- Testing
- Staples, Prolene non-absorbable sutures, Absorbable Sutures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obstetric Labor Complications, Hemorrhage
Coagulation Factor Changes Associated With Postpartum Hysterectomies
The purpose of this study is to examine components of the coagulation system in women undergoing postpartum hysterectomy and to compare laboratory parameters of coagulation in these women to women at increased risk for a…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Labor Complications, Hemorrhage, Complications; Cesarean Section
- Trial name
- NCT00456547
- Testing
- Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain
Superiority Study for Pain Treatment After Cesarean
The purpose of this study is to investigate adequate pain treatment for patients after cesarean. In this study oral opioids were compared to intravenous opioids as they are supposed to provide superior pain control.
- Trial name
- NCT01115101
- Testing
- Oral Oxycodon, Piritramid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- Max Dieterich
Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Effects of Epidural Lidocaine on the Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles of DepoDur® After Cesarean Delivery
To evaluate the levels of morphine in a patient's blood when morphine is given into the epidural space in the form of DepoDur® either alone or following a dose of lidocaine also given in the epidural space.
- Trial name
- NCT00804609
- Testing
- DepoDur following epidural lidocaine, DepoDur following spinal anesthetic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Endometritis
The Pharmacokinetics of Azithromycin Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery
PKAZ is a single institution study designed to evaluate the optimal dosing parameters for azithromycin for pre-surgical cesarean prophylaxis.
- Trial name
- PKAZ (NCT01464840)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham