study of the prophylactic effect of Dexamethasone on the headache after spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarea
- Conditions
- Headache after spinal anesthesia.Spinal and epidural anaesthesia-induced headache during pregnancy
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013090314333N7
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research Affairs, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
patients aged 20 to 35; 150 to 170 cm in height; included in the ASA Class I and II and those signed a written consent.
Exclusion criteria: All patients who were not included in ASA class I and II; patients didn’t sign the written consent; to have an underlying disease; complaining about any acute or chronic headache before spinal punctures; to use any analgesic drugs in the last two days; any contraindication to spinal anesthesia; to have a history of kidney, heart and lung diseases, or drug allergy.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Headache. Timepoint: 24 hours and seven days after surgery. Method of measurement: Asking the patients(mild,medium,high).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method