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A clinical test to study Hormone(Oxytocin)level and OXTR gene changes in patients with and without persistent pain after surgery to deliver a baby(Caesarean delivery)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/04/024699
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia University College of Medical Sciences GTB Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1 Patients of ASA grade I or II undergoing lower segment caesarean section with

Pfannenstiel incision under either spinal or general anaesthesia

2 Patients residing in the vicinity of the hospital

Exclusion Criteria

1 Patients having other causes of chronic pain

2 Patients having chronic neurological disorders

3 Patients having cognitive dysfunction or inability to comprehend various

questionnaires

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Absolute & changes in serum oxytocin levels in patients with and without CPSPTimepoint: At baseline and at the end of 14th week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1 Correlation between the Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) of OXTR gene and risk of CPSP <br/ ><br>2 Incidence of CPSP at the end of 14th week <br/ ><br>3 The neuropathic component of pain using Pain detect questionnaire (PDQ) <br/ ><br>4 Neuropatic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) <br/ ><br>score <br/ ><br>5 Short form-12 (SF-12) questionnaire <br/ ><br>6 Sub-group analysis and comparison of various aforementioned parameters will be done between the patients with and without CPSP and SAB and GA group <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At the end of 1st day, 6th week, 10th week & 14th week
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