on sedative pain relief in women after Caesarean section by electrical stimulation of pressure points on the skin surface behind the ears
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/04/041633
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr V Mangal Swathi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
60 antenatal women term gestation with no comorbidities undergoing Caesarean section belonging to ASA 2 will be randomly allocated into 2 groups of 30 each
Group P will receive percutaneous stimulation of auricular pressure points with a stimulation device attached at the end of caesarean procedure and Group C will be control group
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnant women ASA 3 and above with comorbid illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiac/renal/liver disease, BMI >35, presence of pacemakers and biomedical implants, patients with altered mental status
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To provide efficacious analgesia and to overcome adverse effects of opioidsTimepoint: 24 to 48 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative pain score using VAS scoring, need for rescue analgesics,dose required in 48 hours,postoperative nausea and vomitingTimepoint: Secondary outcomes assessed in first 48 hours postoperatively