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Registration number
ACTRN12612000701820
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
22/06/2012
Date registered
2/07/2012
Date last updated
3/01/2013
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Leg swelling after caesarean section
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Scientific title
Observational study of the degree of leg swelling after elective caesarean section in healthy parturients
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Secondary ID [1]
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Nil
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1132-0519
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Leg oedema
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Complications of caesarean section
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Condition category
Condition code
Reproductive Health and Childbirth
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Childbirth and postnatal care
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Surgery
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Other surgery
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Observation of the degree of leg swelling over a 24 hour period from immediately prior to caesarean section
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
Patients will be their own controls, with a comparison between measurements before and after caesarean section
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Change in leg volume at 24 hours after compared to immediately prior to caesarean section, as measured by water displacement volumetry
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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24 hour period
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Change in leg volume at 6 hours as measured by water displacement volumetry
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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6 hours
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Comparison of potential causes of a change in leg swelling with the changes in leg swelling observed, by recording suspected influences of volume change such as parity, previous delivery experiences, fluid administered or taken, etc
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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6 to 24 hours
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia in healthy parturients at Christchurch Women's Hospital during the study period
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Minimum age
No limit
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
Inability to give informed consent, BMI > 40, Preeclampsia, Diabetes, ASA 3, 4 or 5, Leg injury or DVT, repeat anaesthetic technique required, discharge prior to followup, gestational age < 37 weeks
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Selection
Convenience sample
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Timing
Prospective
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
6/06/2012
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Date of last participant enrolment
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Actual
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Date of last data collection
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Actual
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Sample size
Target
30
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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New Zealand
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State/province [1]
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Self funded/Unfunded
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Name [1]
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Daniel Mattingley
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Address [1]
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C/O Christchurch Public Hospital
Anaesthetic Department
Riccarton Ave
Christchurch 8011
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Country [1]
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New Zealand
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Primary sponsor type
Individual
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Name
Daniel Mattingley
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Address
C/O Christchurch Public Hospital
Anaesthetic Department
Riccarton Ave
Christchurch 8011
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Country
New Zealand
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Multiregion ethics committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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c/- Ministry of Health Level 2, Reception 1-3 The Terrace Wellington 6011
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Ethics committee country [1]
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New Zealand
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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13/04/2012
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Approval date [1]
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18/04/2012
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Ethics approval number [1]
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MEC/12/EXP/054
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Summary
Brief summary
We investigated the average change in volume of the legs in women undergoing elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia. We found there was no significant increase in the volume of the legs at 24 hours. There was no routine clinical intervention which was likely to alter whether a patients legs swelled or not.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Address
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Phone
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Fax
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Email
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Daniel Mattingley
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Address
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C/O Christchurch Public Hospital
Anaesthetic Department
Riccarton Ave
Christchurch 8011
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 3 364 0640
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Daniel Mattingley
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Address
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C/O Christchurch Public Hospital
Anaesthetic Department
Riccarton Ave
Christchurch 8011
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 3 364 0640
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Email
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[email protected]
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