NCT01891175.

Study name	Prevention of maternal hypotension during elective caesarean section performed with spinal anaesthesia, through intermittent pneumatic compression system in the lower extremities
Methods	RCT
Participants	Inclusion criteria: age > 18 years; elective caesarean section Exclusion criteria: emergency caesarean; epidural anaesthesia; caesarean section of multiple pregnancies; obstetric pathology (pre‐eclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome (haemolysis elevated liver enzymes low platelet count), small‐for‐gestational age, preterm (< 32 weeks); valvular heart disease; hypertension; sepsis; BMI > 40 kg/m²; insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; block level achieved with spinal anaesthesia > T5; patients that cannot meet the study protocol
Interventions	Phenylephrine infusion vs phenylephrine infusion with intermittent pneumatic compression
Outcomes	Maternal: vasopressor dose required; effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression system to decrease requirement of vasopressors Neonatal: not specified
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Notes	Information obtained from trial registry

BMI: body mass index; RCT: randomised controlled trial.