Study to compare pain relief between a plane block on the abdomen versus a plane block over the middle of the spine in women who have undergone operations to deliver babies

Phase 1

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/08/057037
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Sruthi Shashikumar

Brief Summary

Post operative analgesia is a challenge in parturient women undergoing cesarean section. An ideal post operative analgesic technique must be effective in repressing maternal pain while having no side effects on the baby. While subarachnoid block is a commonly performed anaesthesia technique for cesarean sections, its actions are time limited. Most patients report moderate to severe intensity of pain affecting overall quality of life soon after the surgery.

This study aims to compare two plane blocks that will be administered for  post-operative analgesia to the patients and to understand which will act for a longer duration.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-24
• Study Start: 2023-09-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Women aged between 18 to 40 years, undergoing elective lower segment cesarean section with normal singleton pregnancy more than 37 weeks gestational age.
• American society of anaesthesiology class 2.

Exclusion Criteria

• Localised infection.
• Systemic coagulopathy.
• Anatomical abnormalities.
• Allergy to study medication.
• Refusal to participate.
• Presence of major systemic illness.
• Body mass index more than 35 kilogram per square metre.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare duration of analgesia between transversus abdominis plane block and erector spinae plane block post elective cesarean section	To compare duration of analgesia at 0 hr, 1hr ,2hr ,4hr ,6hr ,12hr ,24hr,36hr and 48hr

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare post operative visual analogue score for analgesia & number of rescue analgesia required	To compare post operative analgesic pain scores & number of rescue analgesics required at 0 hr, 1hr ,2hr ,4hr ,6hr ,12hr ,24hr,36hr & 48hr

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre; 🇮🇳 Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India

Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India

Dr Sruthi Shashikumar

Principal investigator

9446062643

sruthi.skaygee93@gmail.com