Establishment and Evaluation of a Post Caesarean Acute Pain Service (PCAPS)

Completed

• Conditions: The Efficacy of Analgesic Methods After Caesarean Section

• Registration Number: NCT02062320
• Lead Sponsor: Brno University Hospital

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of analgesic methods after Caesarean Section before and after Post Caesarean Acute Pain Service establishing.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Status Verified: 2014-02
• Study First Submitted: 2014-02-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-13
• Last Update Posted: 2014-02-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 407

Inclusion Criteria

• Caesarean Section performed from October 2009 to October 2011 (study period)
• completed "Evaluation of postoperative analgesia after Caesarean Section" form.

Exclusion Criteria

• Not completed "Standard Evaluation of postoperative analgesia after Caesarean Section" form.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	72 hours after Caesarean Section (CS)	Comparison of pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)) during the postoperative period (72 hours) between the two groups according to postoperative analgesic method and method of anaesthesia.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VAS score above 4	72 hours after CS	unsatisfactory pain relief
Additional Analgesic Requests (AAR) Count	72 hours after CS	Comparison of the average value of the AARs count in groups in the first 72 hours after CS
Analgesia related complication Rate	72 hours after CS	Analgesia related complications including hypotension, hypertension, tachycardia, bradycardia, hypoventilation were recorded.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty Hospital Brno; 🇨🇿 Brno, Jihomoravský Kraj, Czech Republic