Impact on Caesarean Rates following Injections of Sterile Water (ICARIS) – A randomised controlled trial.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1024872

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The rising number of caesarean section births is causing concern across the country. Injections of small amounts of sterile water into the lower back provide relief to women who have back pain in labour. A review of the research found that administration of these injections may be associated with a reduction in caesarean section rates. Four Queensland hospitals, will conduct the largest study to date to determine if sterile water injections can decrease caesarean section rates without increasing morbidity for the woman or her baby.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $472,692.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

back pain | caesarean section | labour | midwifery | randomised controlled trial (RCT)

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