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NCT Number: NCT04110600

Efficacy of Coffee Versus Peppermint Oil Intake in Promoting GIT Motility After Cesarean Section

It is a comparison between coffee effect versus peppermint oil in promoting GIT motility after cesarean section

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Key information

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Motility and Defecation Conditions

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ain shams maternity hospital

Cairo, Egypt

About this study

This study includes 600 patients who underwent cesarean delivery under spinal anaethesia subdivided into two groups each contain 300 patients Group 1 will have 100 ml of coffee after 2,4 and 6 hours Group 2 will have 100 me of pepper mint oil After 2,4 and 6 hours

Then outcomes will be assessed as per time frame

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • willingness to participate.
  • uncomplicated pregnancy.
  • uncomplicated cesarean section.
  • under regional anesthesia
  • BMI<30kg/m.
  • level of hemoglobin is 10g/dl or more

Exclusion criteria

  • medical disorders in the form of HTN,DM and hepatic disorders and bleeding disorders
  • intra operative bowel or bladder injury during the cesarean section
  • intra operative severe bleeding
  • chronic gastrointestinal problems like chronic constipation ,peptic ulcer ,esophagitis ,hiatus hernia and IBS
  • sever intestinal adhesions
  • Respiratory problems and infection that require medication intervention
  • operation more than 90 minutes

Treatment and study plan

Coffee effect on early gastric motility

Other

this group 100ml coffee after two hours

Other names: Coffee intake

Efficacy pepper mint oil on motility

Other

This group 100me pepper mint oil after 2 hours

Other names: Pepper mint oil

Primary outcomes

  1. Regain of GIT motility after cesarean section by auscultation of intestinal sound

    Time frame: First 12 hours after cs

    Auscultation of intestinal sounds hourly for first 12. Hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sense of nausea

    Time frame: First 24 hours after cs

    Nausea sensation

  2. Sense of vomiting

    Time frame: First 24 hours after cs

    Recording time for first time of vomiting

  3. First passage of flatus

    Time frame: First 24 hours after cs

    Record first passage of flatus

  4. First defection

    Time frame: First 24 hours after cs

    Record first bowel motjon

  5. Effect on abdominal distention

    Time frame: First 24 hours after cs

    Recording incidence of distension

  6. Need of medication to enhance motility of GIT

    Time frame: First 24 hours after cs

    Assessing need for extra medications for motility

  7. Length of hospital stay after surgery

    Time frame: First 24 hours after cs

    Recording length of stay

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ain Shams Maternity Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Oct 1, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 1, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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