Efficacy of ultrasound guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block following major abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- healthy women undergo elective caesarean section, no allergy to the analgesic drug ropivacaine and morphine.Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Pain management
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12607000389404
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesia, St Vincent's Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 104
Inclusion Criteria
Women undergo elective caesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
Emergency caesarean section, refusal to participate in the study, allergies to any of the drugs used in the study (e.g. morphine or ropivacaine); insufficiency in speaking or reading English.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Morphine requirement by patient [At 24 hours, 48 hours and 5-days period.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Other pain medications and patient satisfaction[At 24h, 48h and 5-days period.]