Pudendal Nerve Block for Post-Episiotomy Pain Relief

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Pain, Postoperative
• Interventions: Procedure: Pudendal Nerve Block

• Registration Number: NCT03944291
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Brief Summary

Unilateral vs. Bilateral Pudendal Nerve Block for Post-Episiotomy Pain Relief: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-05-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-08
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-09
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-01-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

• Term (37 to 42 weeks gestation), primigravid women with singleton vertex fetus

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Exclusion Criteria

• Women with bleeding disorders, known hypersensitivity to local anesthetics, chronic use of pain medication, had previous vaginal surgery, extensive vulvovaginal infection, malposition or malpresentation were excluded from the study. Also, women who failed to deliver vaginally, had extensive perineal or cervicat tears, or had instrumental delivery were excluded from the final analysis of the study

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Unilateral PNB	Pudendal Nerve Block	Unilateral Pudendal Nerve Block
Bilateral PNB	Pudendal Nerve Block	Bilateral Pudendal Nerve Block

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale for pain scoring	48 hours	visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 to 100 with 0 corresponding to no pain at all and 100 as the worst pain the woman can describe

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt