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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 09-0053-E | Other Identifier | REB (MSH) |
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| Name | Class |
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| University of Toronto | OTHER |
| Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to compare the ability of an isolated sample of uterine muscle tissue (in a tissue bath) to contract in the presence of various drugs. The drugs studied--uterotonics--are typically used to contract the uterus when a pregnant patient continues to bleed after delivery. Amongst common uterotonic drugs, namely oxytocin, ergonovine, prostaglandin F2alpha, and misoprostol, the most effective one to use is unknown.
The investigators will be testing isolated uterine muscle samples to increasing concentrations of these four drugs in three patient populations: non-laboring, laboring without exogenous oxytocin augmentation, and laboring with oxytocin augmentation. Contractile measures will be measured and compared between all groups. The investigators hypothesize that oxytocin alone will have a weaker uterotonic effect in oxytocin-augmented laboring patients, and all four drugs will induce different patterns of contractions.
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. In 80% cases of PPH, the primary cause is failure of the uterus to contract after delivery of the baby, which then requires further treatment of the mother with uterotonic drugs (drugs used to contract uterus and thus prevent bleeding).
Patients participating in this study will be asked to donate a very small sample of uterine tissue during Cesarean section, which will be tested in the laboratory for the ability to contract in response to the uterotonics oxytocin, ergonovine, prostaglandin F2alpha, and misoprostol. We will seek to better understand the effects of these drugs by comparing their contractile capability in isolated uterine tissue.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Treatment | Experimental | All samples will undergo dose response treatment (increasing concentrations) of one of the four uterotonic drugs: oxytocin, ergonovine, prostaglandin F2alpha, or misoprostol. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Oxytocin | Drug | Oxytocin, 10-10mol/L to 10-5mol/L; solution made in double-distilled autoclaved water and then tested in physiological salt solution. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Amplitude of contraction | 4-5 hours |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Integrated area under response curve (AUC) | 4-5 hours | |
| Basal tone | 4-5 hours | |
| Frequency of contraction |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mrinalini Balki, MD | MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Mount Sinai Hospital | Toronto | Ontario | M5G 1X5 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 24906304 | Derived | Balki M, Erik-Soussi M, Kingdom J, Carvalho JC. Comparative efficacy of uterotonic agents: in vitro contractions in isolated myometrial strips of labouring and non-labouring women. Can J Anaesth. 2014 Sep;61(9):808-18. doi: 10.1007/s12630-014-0190-1. Epub 2014 Jun 7. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006473 | Postpartum Hemorrhage |
| ID | Term |
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| D007744 | Obstetric Labor Complications |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010121 | Oxytocin |
| D004874 | Ergonovine |
| D015237 | Dinoprost |
| D016595 | Misoprostol |
| ID | Term |
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| D010909 | Pituitary Hormones, Posterior |
| D010907 | Pituitary Hormones |
| D036361 | Peptide Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
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| Ergonovine | Drug | Ergonovine, 10-10mol/L to 10-5mol/L; solution made in double-distilled autoclaved water and then tested in physiological salt solution. |
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| Prostaglandin F2alpha | Drug | Prostaglandin F2alpha, 10-10mol/L to 10-5mol/L; solution made in double-distilled autoclaved water and then tested in physiological salt solution. |
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| Misoprostol | Drug | Misoprostol, 10-10mol/L to 10-5mol/L; solution made in double-distilled autoclaved water and then tested in physiological salt solution. |
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| 4-5 hours |
| D011644 | Puerperal Disorders |
| D014592 | Uterine Hemorrhage |
| D006470 | Hemorrhage |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D006730 |
| Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D004873 | Ergolines |
| D004876 | Ergot Alkaloids |
| D000470 | Alkaloids |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D006576 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |
| D011460 | Prostaglandins F |
| D011453 | Prostaglandins |
| D015777 | Eicosanoids |
| D005231 | Fatty Acids, Unsaturated |
| D005227 | Fatty Acids |
| D008055 | Lipids |
| D012898 | Autacoids |
| D018836 | Inflammation Mediators |
| D001685 | Biological Factors |
| D011459 | Prostaglandins E, Synthetic |
| D011465 | Prostaglandins, Synthetic |