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Local Anesthetic Injection Into Both Angles of the Rectus Sheath Incision

Early Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Cesarean Delivery Pain
Interventions
Drug: 10ml of bupivacaine 0.5%
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT02285491
Lead Sponsor
Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Brief Summary

Local anesthetic will be injected into both angles of the rectus sheath incision in an attempt to block sensory nerves in this area that cause the sensation of pain from lscs wound.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
225
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients booked for lscs
  • primisection
  • singleton pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria
  • emergency cesarean section
  • bleeding tendency
  • hypersensitivity to local anesthetic

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
bupivacaine group10ml of bupivacaine 0.5%This is the group of patients that will receive 10ml of bupivacaine 0.5% injection in both angles of the rectus sheath incision
bupivacaine and saline group10ml of bupivacaine 0.5%This group will receive saline injection in one angle and 10ml of bupivacaine 0.5% injection in the opposite angle.
saline groupPlaceboThis group will receive saline injections as placebo into both angles of the rectus sheath incision
bupivacaine and saline groupPlaceboThis group will receive saline injection in one angle and 10ml of bupivacaine 0.5% injection in the opposite angle.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain assessment during rest and ambulation by visual analogue scalefor 24 hours after lscs
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain Shams Maternity Hospital

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Cairo, Egypt

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