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. 2020 Jul 1;2020(7):CD013663. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013663

Joshipura 2016.

Study name Does cold saline used to inflate a balloon tamponade catheter more significantly reduce blood loss from postpartum haemorrhage than room temperature saline?
Methods Randomised trial ‐ open‐label ‐ 2 arms
Participants 50 women aged 18 to 45 with PPH following vaginal birth
Exclusions: women outside age range
Interventions Cold Bakri balloon (filled with saline at 32 deg F)
Room temperature Bakri balloon (filled with saline at room temperature)
Outcomes Primary
Total blood loss
Starting date  
Contact information Swati B Joshipura swati.joshipura@bswhealth.org
Jack Stecher jack.stecher@bswhealth.org
Notes NCT02735733
Protocol ‐ status as at 7 November is 'not yet recruiting'
But estimated completion time was June 2016
Sponsor: Baylor Research Institute