The analgesic effectiveness of an Ilioinguinal-Transversus Abdominis Plane (iTAP) injection technique nerve block in addition to opioid plus NSAID analgesia for elective Caesarean Sections.
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Pain following caesarean sectionAnaesthesiology - AnaestheticsReproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal careAnaesthesiology - Pain management
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615001123538
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Jessica Staker
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Competent to sign consent
Elective Caesarean Section
Exclusion Criteria
Emergency surgery
Age < 18 years
< 65kg
Inability to consent, lack of written consent or speak English fluently
Contraindication to spinal anaesthetic or block
Allergy to local anaesthetics or morphine
Pre-operative chronic opioid use or chronic pain syndrome
Progressive neurological disease
Patients in EREC (enhanced recovery after elective Caesarean Section) protocol
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method