Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Postoperative Pain Intensity After Elective Cesarean Delivery

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: TAP blockade

• Registration Number: NCT00964600
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

The patients planned to go under elective cesarean delivery under general anesthesia are randomly assigned to have either bilateral transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block or usual standard analgesics after cesarean. Pain score (Verbal Analog Scale VAS) and analgesic requirements are recorded. It's supposed that both are significantly reduced in patients undergoing TAP block.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-08-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-08-23
• Study First Posted: 2009-08-25
• Primary Completion: 2009-09
• Study Completion: 2009-10
• Status Verified: 2010-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-11-17
• Last Update Posted: 2010-11-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Elective cesarean delivery
2. Term pregnancies
3. General anesthesia
4. Pfannenstiel incision

Exclusion Criteria

1. No history of sensitivity to prescribed analgesic (Bupivacaine or related substances)
2. No preeclampsia
3. No history of psychologic disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TAP blockade	TAP blockade	bilateral TAP blockade at the end of cesarean delivery

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity after cesarean section	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analgesic prescribed measurement	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sharati hospital; 🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of