A comparative study on the pain control effect and safety of a local area pain control device (On-Q® or PainBuster®) compared to a conventional intravenous injection patient control analgesic device (PCA) in a pregnant woman undergoing cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Registration Number
- KCT0005108
- Lead Sponsor
- The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital
- Brief Summary
Sixty-nine patients (35 in the study and 34 in the control group) were analyzed. The mean VAS scores were lower in the study group all three periods, with significance achieved at day 2 (2.74 ± 0.0.95 versus 3.41 ± 1.33, p=0.0287). The intravenous fentanyl consumptions were significantly lower in the study group at all three periods. Total administration of additional non-opioid analgesics including ketorolac, propacetamol, and pethidine was higher in the control group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 69
1) women planning to get the cesarean section delivery
2) women who can read and understand the Korean.
3) women without the exclusion criteria
4) women giving informed consent
Exclusion criteria :
1) A person who has allergic reaction to the bupivacaine
2) Drug addicts or alcoholics
3) A person with a history of mental illness
4) Serum Creatinine > 2mg/d
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pain scaling score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method fentanyl concentration