Comparison of effectiveness of two techniques (ultrasound guided tummy wall block with levobupivicaine and dexmedetomidine and spinal block with morphine) for pain relief after cesarean delivery.
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Pregnant women posted for elective lower segment caserean delivery under spinal anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/07/014712
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Shobha Parameshwar Bhat
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 67
Inclusion Criteria
ASA physical status II subjects undergoing elective caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia with Body mass index of 18.5 â?? 34.9 kg/m 2
Exclusion Criteria
Patient refusal
Patients with a history of cardiac, respiratory, renal or hepatic failure
Coagulation disorders
Local infection at the site of block
Psychological disorders
Allergy to study medications
Chronic use of pain medications or adrenoreceptor agonists or antagonists
History of tolerance to opiates
BMI >35 kg/m2
Height <150cms
Pre-eclampsia
Contraindication to neuraxial anaesthesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain- time taken for first request of analgesia,pain intensity,total tramadol consumed,patient satisfaction for analgesia.Timepoint: Pain intensity at 0mins,30mins,1hr and every 2nd hourly thereafter for 24hrs <br/ ><br>Tramadol consumption and patient satisfaction- once 24h after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Side effects like nausea,vomiting,pruritis,sedation.Also pulse rate,blood pressure,respiratory rate will be assessed.Timepoint: 0mins,30mins.1hr and every 2nd hourly thereafter for 24hrs