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The trial was to determine the effect of administrating subcutaneous terbutaline prior to emergency caesarean delivery for suspected fetal distress
The trial was a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study using subcutaneous terbutaline for acute tocolysis prior to emergency caesarean delivery in suspected fetal distress. The intervention (subcutaneous terbutaline) was compared to placebo looking at the neonatal and maternal outcomes.
The primary outcome was the proportion of babies with neonatal acidosis (based on umbilical artery blood sampling at delivery). Other outcome of interest were the mean cord pH and base excess, the Apgar score at 5 minutes after delivery, he proportion of babies requiring intubation and admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The maternal outcomes of interest were the changes in mean arterial pressure (before and after the drug or placebo injection), the maternal heart rate changes, the estimated blood loss, and the hematocrit changes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Active Comparator | Terbutaline 0.5 mls (0.25 mg) , subcutaneously |
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| Control group | Placebo Comparator | Placebo (normal saline) 0.5 mls , subcutaneously |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terbutaline | Drug | Subcutaneous injection |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Neonatal acidosis | Umbilical artery acidosis | within 1 hour of delivery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Neonatal acid base status | Mean umbilical artery pH & base excess | within 1 hour of delivery |
| Neonatal Apgar score | Mean Apgar score at 5 minutes of life |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Zahar A Zakaria, MD | Hospital Kemaman | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Kemaman | Kuala Terengganu | Terengganu | 24000 | Malaysia |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3303936 | Background | Patriarco MS, Viechnicki BM, Hutchinson TA, Klasko SK, Yeh SY. A study on intrauterine fetal resuscitation with terbutaline. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1987 Aug;157(2):384-7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(87)80178-3. | |
| 4073156 | Background | Ingemarsson I, Arulkumaran S, Ratnam SS. Single injection of terbutaline in term labor. I. Effect on fetal pH in cases with prolonged bradycardia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1985 Dec 15;153(8):859-65. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(85)90690-8. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005316 | Fetal Distress |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013726 | Terbutaline |
| ID | Term |
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| D004983 | Ethanolamines |
| D000605 | Amino Alcohols |
| D000438 | Alcohols |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
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The participants are randomly assigned a number (generated using an online random number generator) and given an opaque envelope containing instructions for study drug or placebo administration. The envelope will be opened by a nurse who prepared the injection in a treatment room, separated from the Labour Suite. The doctors managing the cases, the surgeons who performed the surgeries, the anaesthetists and the patients themselves were blinded against the injection given
| 5 minutes after delivery |
| Neonatal intensive care unit admission | Number of babies admitted to neonatal intensive care unit | Within 24 hours of delivery |
| Maternal blood pressure | Mean maternal arterial pressure (before and after drug or placebo administration) | Within 1 hours after drug administration |
| Maternal heart rate | Mean maternal heart rate changes (before and after drug or placebo administration) | Within 1 hours after drug administration |
| Blood loss | Mean estimated blood loss | Within 24 hours of delivery |
| Hematocrit change | Mean hematocrit changes before and after cesarean section | Within 24 hours of delivery |
| 29971813 | Background | Leathersich SJ, Vogel JP, Tran TS, Hofmeyr GJ. Acute tocolysis for uterine tachysystole or suspected fetal distress. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Jul 4;7(7):CD009770. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009770.pub2. |
| 17904983 | Background | Pullen KM, Riley ET, Waller SA, Taylor L, Caughey AB, Druzin ML, El-Sayed YY. Randomized comparison of intravenous terbutaline vs nitroglycerin for acute intrapartum fetal resuscitation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct;197(4):414.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.063. |
| 32378185 | Result | Buckley VA, Wu J, De Vries B. Outcomes following acute tocolysis prior to emergency caesarean section. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Dec;60(6):884-889. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13170. Epub 2020 May 6. |
| 8179541 | Result | Magann EF, Cleveland RS, Dockery JR, Chauhan SP, Martin JN Jr, Morrison JC. Acute tocolysis for fetal distress: terbutaline versus magnesium sulphate. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 1993 Nov;33(4):362-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02109.x. |
| D000588 |
| Amines |