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Pentazocine versus combined Pentazocine and Diclofenac for Pain Relief in the First 24 Hours after Caesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Post-Caesarean section analgesia
Registration Number
PACTR201607001703323
Lead Sponsor
Fedral Teaching Hospital,Abakiliki
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
126
Inclusion Criteria

consenting low risk parturients who had either elective or emergency caesarean section
Had spinal anaesthesia
Conscious

Exclusion Criteria

Had general anaesthesia
Had stillbirth
History of allergy to pentazocine or diclofenac.
History of severe obstetric haemorrhage Delirium
Preexisting opioid dependency
Sickle cell haemoglobinopathy
Peptic ulcer disease
Psychiatric illness
Illiteracy and
Declined consent to participate in the study despite adequate counselling.

Study & Design

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