Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care After Cesarean Section.

Saint Thomas Hospital (HST)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Complications; Cesarean Section

Treatments: Procedure: Early feeding; Procedure: Late feeding

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02332278

MHST2014-08

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 444 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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444 participants in 2 patient groups

Early feeding

Experimental group

Description:

Early feeding (fluid diet), four hours after cesarean section.

Treatment:

Procedure: Early feeding

Late feeding

Active Comparator group

Description:

Late feeding (fluid diet) 12 hours after cesarean section.

Treatment:

Procedure: Late feeding