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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/07/044398 [Registered on: 27/07/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 12/07/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Use of a drug (norepinephrine) for prevention of fall in BP in pregnant patients posted for delivery with operation during spinal anaesthesia 
Scientific Title of Study   Prophylactic norepinephrine infusion in preventing hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Chanchel mary thomas 
Designation  Resident 
Affiliation  RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE and MB Hospital 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology, RNT Medical College AND MB Hospital

Udaipur
RAJASTHAN
313001
India 
Phone  9884609119  
Fax    
Email  chanchelmarythomas@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Vikram Bedi 
Designation  Senior Professor 
Affiliation  RNT Medical College and MB Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia,RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE And MB Hospital

Udaipur
RAJASTHAN
313001
India 
Phone  9829025373  
Fax    
Email  vbedimd@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Chanchel Mary Thomas 
Designation  Resident 
Affiliation  RNT Medical College and MB Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE

Udaipur
RAJASTHAN
313001
India 
Phone  9884609119  
Fax    
Email  chanchelmarythomas@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anaesthesiology, RNT Medical college, Udaipur 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  RNT Medical College and MB Hospital 
Address  RNT Medical College and MB Hospital 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Chanchel mary thomas  Pannadhay Zanana Hospital  CLR Operation Theater, 2nd floor
Udaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9884609119

chanchelmarythomas@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND CONTROLLER AND ATTACHED HOSPITAL, UDAIPUR  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O746||Other complications of spinal andepidural anesthesia during labor and delivery,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Group A-Norepinephrine infusion  Prophylactic norepinephrine infusion started at 5 microgram/ml 
Comparator Agent  Group B-Normal saline infusion  Infusion of normal saline 5 microgram/mL started at 30mL/hr 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  American society of anaesthesiologists physical status less than 3
Nonlaboring,
Normotensive,
Term and singleton pregnancy taken up for elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia like previous caesarean section,
Breech presentation,
Cephalopelvic disproportion,
Pregnancy following infertility treatment,
Cord round neck,
Non progression of labour,
Baseline systolic BP 90-140 mm Hg 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient refusal,
Emergency indication of caesarean section like antepartum haemorrhage,
Fetal distress,
Obstructed labour,
Umbilical coed prolapse,
Preeclampsia,
Gestational diabetes,
Essential hypertension,
More than 2 previous lscs,
History of PPH,
Multiple gestation,
Patients with associated systemic illness,
History of seizures,
Coma,neurological signs or
Symptoms,any allergy to local anaesthetic agent,
Weight<50kg>100kg
Height <140cm>180cm. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of hypotension
 
Intraoperatively till delivery of baby (30min) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Total norepinephrine consumption, Haemodynamic parameters, rescue doses of vasopressor  Intraoperatively (1hr) 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="140"
Sample Size from India="140" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/08/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="0"
Days="6" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   None yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Hypotension is the most common anaestheisa induced complication encountered in patients undergoing caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia.This study aims at evaluating the role of manually titrated infusion of norepinephrine in prevention of hypostension in parturients undergoing lower segment caesarean section under sub arachnoid block. 
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