Comparison of Two Doses of Norepinephrine in Preventing Hypotension After Spinal Anesthesia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine the more effective intravenous bolus of
norepinephrine for maintaining blood pressure during a spinal anesthesia for a cesarean
delivery with the fewer side effects. Low blood pressure has been shown to decrease uterine
perfusion and foetal outcomes during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. For elective
or semi-urgent cesarean delivery, all participants will receive spinal anesthesia with a
local anesthetic and either sufentanil or fentanyl. This study plans to enroll 124 pregnant
women. Patients will be randomly assigned according to a computer generated system to be in
one of two groups.