Breathing medication to control blood pressure during cesarean section
Treatments studied
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests a medicine called dexmedetomidine, given as a mist you breathe, to keep your blood pressure from spiking when the breathing tube is placed during a C-section under general anesthesia. It may help make this part of surgery safer for women with severe pre-eclampsia.
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Who can take part
- You must have severe pre-eclampsia (a pregnancy condition with high blood pressure and signs of organ stress).
- You must be scheduled for a cesarean section (C-section) under general anesthesia (fully asleep).
- You need to be in otherwise stable health, with no major heart, kidney, liver, or diabetes conditions.
- Your body mass index (BMI) must be under 40 (not severely obese).
- This must be a planned (not emergency) procedure, with no known problems in your baby.
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