Comparing the use of application of a cream to reduce pain on spinal anaesthesia versus injection of pain drug.
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062509
- Lead Sponsor
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Parturients between 18 – 40 years undergoing elective caesarean section under spinal anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of significant cardiac, renal or liver diseases
2. Hypersensitivity to study medications
3. Anaemia (Hb less than 10)
4. Coagulation disorders
5. Patients on antiplatelets or anticoagulants
6. Local infection
7. Methhemoglobinemia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method patient acceptability between local application of EMLA cream versus lignocaine infiltration prior to subarachnoid blockTimepoint: After subarachnoid block
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method assess the pain score during subarachnoid block, ease of insertion of spinal needle, adequacy of positioning, time taken, number of attempts for successful subarachnoid block, need for supplementary local infiltration, need to change position to sitting, need to attempt spinal at a different spinal interspace and the hemodynamic responses during conduct of spinal anaesthesiaTimepoint: baseline, before insertion of spinal needle, 1 minute, 5 minutes and 10minutes after spinal anesthesia