Which anesthesia is safer for mom and baby during C-Section?
NCT ID NCT07513870
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two types of general anesthesia—total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) using propofol and inhalational anesthesia using sevoflurane—in 80 women having planned C-sections. Researchers measured how well each method controlled the mother's vital signs and the baby's neurological adaptation right after birth. The goal was to find which approach offers better safety and stability for both.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Propofol and sevoflurane
- What this could lead to
- If one method proves safer or more stable for mother and baby, it could become the preferred anesthesia approach for elective C-sections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 80 participants. Results may not apply to emergency C-sections or women with other health conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 41 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women scheduled for elective cesarean section under general anesthesia. * Gestational age of 38 weeks or greater. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency cesarean section (Category 1 and 2). * Presence of fetal distress. \* ASA physical status III or higher. * Preference for regional anesthesia. * Antenatally detected fetal anomalies. * Multiple pregnancies. * Estimated birth weight less than 2400 grams. * Known allergy to the study drugs or intraoperative adverse drug reactions. * Severe eclampsia. * Patients requiring conversion to general anesthesia due to inadequate spinal block.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medipol University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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