Caffeine before C-Section may cut need for blood pressure drugs
NCT ID NCT07655245
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving a 200 mg caffeine pill 30 minutes before spinal anesthesia can reduce the amount of blood pressure medication needed during a planned C-section. About 62 full-term pregnant women will take part. The goal is to see if caffeine helps prevent dangerous drops in blood pressure, which can harm both mother and baby.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- caffeine (200 mg oral)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to prevent dangerous drops in blood pressure during C-sections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 62 participants. Caffeine may not reduce blood pressure medication needs, and some people may have side effects like jitteriness or heart palpitations.
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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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About 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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20 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Full-term singleton pregnant (\>37 weeks) * ASA II * undergoing elective cesarean section. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * SBP \< 100 mmHg * Allergy to local anesthetics or caffeine * Coagulopathy (INR\>1.4 or platelets \<75.000) * Preeclampsia
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
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