Pre-emptive Paracetamol for Prevention of Intraoperative Shoulder Tip Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT04038307
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
the aim is to determine the efficacy of Paracetamol in reducing the incidence and severity of intraoperative shoulder pain in patients undergoing cesarean section.
- Detailed Description
pregnant females scheduled for cesarean section under spinal anesthesia will be enrolled . two groups of patents will be recruited . the study group will receive paracetamol pre operative .
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
- Healthy pregnant women (ASA II) having singleton pregnancy at term (≤ 37 weeks of gestation) aged between 18 and 40 years.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients having allergy to study drug,
- gestational diabetes
- cardiovascular or biliary disorders
- asthma
- renal impairment
- preeclampsia
- any chronic pain condition or trauma in the shoulder, forearms or upper limbs
- patients with any contraindication to SA were excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description paracetamol group paracetamol will receive 1gm paracetamol (100ml) control Saline Solution will receive 100 ml of saline
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method incidence shoulder tip pain intraoperative presence of shoulder tip pain
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method numerical rating scale intraoperative severity of shoulder tip pain (0-10) where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain ever
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of medicine
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt