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RECTAL VERSUS INTRAMUSCULAR DICLOFENAC SODIUM FOR PAIN RELIEF AFTER CAESAREAN SECTION: A SINGLE BLIND RANDOMISED CONTROL STUDY

Phase 3
Conditions
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Registration Number
PACTR202210622254726
Lead Sponsor
DR UGWU PAULINUS CHUKWUEMEKA
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
242
Inclusion Criteria

Booked participants for elective or emergency lower segment caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participants booked for caesarean delivery under general anaesthesia.
2. Participants with medical condition known to be potentially exacerbated by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as peptic ulcer disease.
3. Participants with previous history of adverse reaction or hypersensitivity to diclofenac or pentazocin.
4. Participants who require special post-operative pain control such as sickle cell disease patient.
5. Participant with known renal disease.
6. Participants with known liver disease.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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