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Status unknownNCT03680391Updated Sep 21, 2018

Effect of Early Posroperative Feeding on Gastrointestinal Function After Cesarean Section

An observational study in Post Operative Recovery, sponsored by Cairo University. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Open to female participants aged 20 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-09-21.

Sponsored by Cairo University · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2018), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
200
Ages
20 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Two hundred women were recruited, with 103 randomized to traditional feeding and 97 to early feeding and compare women satisfaction during discharge from hospital

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  1. Study Methods

Population of study \& disease condition :

Two hundred women were recruited, with 103 randomized to traditional feeding and 97 to early feeding and compare women satisfaction during discharge from hospital.

Inclusion criteria:

  • Maternal age from 20 to 40
  • Primigravida and previous one or two cesarean section
  • Elective cesarean section
  • regional anesthesia .singleton pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria:

  • age below 20 years old or above 40 years old
  • medical disorders as (hypertension, diabetes , liver or kidney diseases)
  • complication during surgery as( bleeding, intestinal injury or urinary bladder injury ) .Emergency cesarean section .
  • general anesthesia
  • multiple pregnancy

Methodology in details:

  1. all Women included in the study have undergo history taking and general examination
  2. All patient in the study are randomized in two groups:

Group A:

103 patients will have early postoperative oral fluids and semisolid food after 6 hours of cesarean section irrespective to intestinal sounds ,flatus or stool passage

Group B:

97 patient will start oral fluids 6 hours with no solid or semi solid until after passage of flatus or stool 3_Both groups cesarean section will be held with the same technique:

  • spinal anethesia
  • pfennenstiel imcision
  • lower segment cesarean section
  • suturing uterus in two layers while exterionezed
  • gentle manibulation
  • no towels in gutters will be used 4_ comparison will be held between both groups according:
  • postoperative intestinal sounds.
  • postoperative nausea and vomiting
  • postoprative abdominal distension
  • postoperative pain
  • postoperative ambulation
  • postoperative ileus
  • postoperative discharge time from hospital
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Conditions studied

  • Post Operative Recovery
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In context

Lead sponsor

Cairo University is the lead sponsor of 4,780 studies on the registry; 1,427 are open to participants now.

Of its 36 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (14%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Two hundred women were recruited, with 103 randomized to traditional feeding and 97 to early feeding and compare women satisfaction during discharge from hospital.

  1. all Women included in the study have undergo history taking and general examination
  2. All patient in the study are randomized in two groups:

Group A:

103 patients will have early postoperative oral fluids and semisolid food after 6 hours of cesarean section irrespective to intestinal sounds ,flatus or stool passage

Group B:

97 patient will start oral fluids 6 hours with no solid or semi solid until after passage of flatus or stool 3_Both groups cesarean section will be held with the same technique:

  • spinal anethesia
  • pfennenstiel imcision
  • lower segment cesarean section
  • suturing uterus in two layers while exterionezed
  • gentle manibulation
  • no towels in gutters will be used

Inclusion criteria

  • Maternal age from 20 to 40

    • Primigravida and previous one or two cesarean section
    • Elective cesarean section
    • regional anesthesia .singleton pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

age below 20 years old or above 40 years old

  • medical disorders as (hypertension, diabetes , liver or kidney diseases)
  • complication during surgery as( bleeding, intestinal injury or urinary bladder injury ) .Emergency cesarean section .
  • general anesthesia
  • multiple pregnancy
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • early postoperative feeding

    103 patients will have early postoperative oral fluids and semisolid food after 6 hours of cesarean section irrespective to intestinal sounds ,flatus or stool passage

    Procedure: Cesarean section

  • Late postoperative feeding

    97 patient will start oral fluids 6 hours with no solid or semi solid until after passage of flatus or stool

    Procedure: Cesarean section

Interventions

  • ProcedureCesarean section

    Both groups cesarean section will be held with the same technique: * spinal anethesia * pfennenstiel imcision * lower segment cesarean section * suturing uterus in two layers while exterionezed * gentle manibulation * no towels in gutters will be used

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient satisfaction before discharge from hospital

    satisfaction score from 1 to 10 where 1 is totally non satisfied and 10 fully satisfied

    Time frame: 2 days after the operation

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Study locations

1 site
  • Kasr Alainy medical school
    Cairo, 12111, Egypt
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 21, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03680391
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Responsible party
Ahmed Maged (professor, Cairo University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 21, 2018
Start date
Sep 2018 (estimated)
Primary completion
Sep 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 21, 2018

Study contacts

Ahmed maged, MD
Contact
prof.ahmedmaged@gmail.com
+2001005227404
Mohamed Shalaby, MD
Contact
mohamed_shalaby85@hotmail.com
Ahmed maged, MD
principal investigator · Professor

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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