Study of pain relief after surgical delivery of baby
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Lower Segment Caesarean Section
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/01/011097
- Lead Sponsor
- ADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 457
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy parturients (ASA physical status I and II) scheduled to undergo lower segment Caesarean section under subarachnoid block.
Exclusion Criteria
ASA III and IV (Myocardial {NYHA class IIIâ??IV}, severe cerebrovascular, renal or hepatic impairment), refuse subarachnoid block, any contraindication to subarachnoid block (infection at the needle insertion site, spinal deformity, coagulation disorders) or to nerve block or to intramuscular injections, body weight >90Kg or <40Kg, history of relevant drug allergy or chronic pain, inability to understand study protocol or unable to communicate, patients receiving a combination of analgesic techniques, patients in whom subarachnoid block is inadequate for conduct of surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The mean duration of postoperative analgesia, defined as the time (in hours) from the time of giving the analgesic technique to first analgesic request in the postoperative period. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1,3,6,12,24,36 and 48 hrs postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the difference the total amount (mg) of analgesics in the first 48 hours postoperatively in different analgesic techniques, difference in patient satisfaction scores and side effects of drugs used. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1,3,6,12,24,36 and 48 hrs postoperatively