Patient controlled oral analgesia (PCOA) following Caesarean delivery.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Acute post operative painCaesarean DeliveryAnaesthesiology - Pain managementReproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619001345178
- Lead Sponsor
- Johanna Pigou
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 38
Inclusion Criteria
Women having a caesarean section at Hutt Hospital.
Exclusion Criteria
Catagory 1 emergency caesarean section
Any emergency caesarean section in which the woman in not in a position to give consent including due to time pressure, pain, feeling overwhelmed
Allergy or significant adverse reaction to paracetamol, ibuprofen or tramadol
Pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome
Seizure disorder requiring anti-epileptics
Documented history of drug misuse of mother or partner
Inability to understand PCOA process for example due to Intellectual/cognitive impairment, Language barriers
Risk of serotonin syndrome
The woman does not wish to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The quality of recovery assessed using the Quality of recovery -15 score in patients recieving patient controlled oral analgesia packs compared with patients recieving medication dispensed by post natal staff. <br>[Assessed day 1, day 2, and day 4 (primary endpoint), Followed up on day 10 for qualitative input from the women.<br>]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of patients recieving paracetamol as charted.[Reviewed after hospital discharge.];Number of patients receiving non-steroidal antiinflammatory medication as charted. [Reviewed after hospital discharge.]