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NCT Number: NCT02332278

Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care After Cesarean Section.

To determine the effect in the post operative period of early feeding (4 hours after surgery) vs. traditional management (feeding 12 hours after surgery) in uncomplicated cesarean section.

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Key information

Conditions

Complications; Cesarean Section

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Saint Thomas H

Panama City, Provincia de Panamá, Panama

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Cesarean section with regional anesthesia, regardless of gestational age.

Exclusion criteria

  • Use of magnesium sulphate
  • General anesthesia
  • Pre gestational or gestational diabetes
  • Bowel injury during surgery

Treatment and study plan

Early feeding

Procedure

Fluid diet four hours after cesarean section

Late feeding

Procedure

Fluid diet 12 hours after cesarean section

Primary outcomes

  1. Adynamic ileus

    Time frame: 72 hours

    Presence of signs of adynamic ileus (nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention) after feeding

Secondary outcomes

  1. Post operative pain

    Time frame: 72 hours

    Level of pain, using a visual scale (12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery)

  2. Satisfaction

    Time frame: 72 hours

    Personal satisfaction, using a numeric scale (12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care After Uncomplicated Cesarean Section. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Jan 6, 2015
Registry last updated
Jan 6, 2015

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