A study to establish superiority between bupivacaine with dexmedetomidine and bupivacaine with morphine when given for Trasnversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block for pain relief after elective Caesarean sectio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O94- Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/08/027227
- Lead Sponsor
- Dewendra Gajbhiye
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
1) American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Grade II parturients 2) Minimum postoperative hospital stay of 24 hours 3) Parturients admitted for elective Caesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient refusal 2) Allergy to study medications 3) Localized infection over injection site 4) Patients with significant coagulopathies and contraindication to regional anaesthesia 5) Patients with heart disease,altered renal or liver functions and psychological disorders 6) Patients with pregnancy induced hypertension, gestational diabetes, chronic use of pain medications and body mass index more than 35 or weight less than 50 kg
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of postoperative analgesiaTimepoint: Within 24 hours postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Haemodynamic and drug related side effectsTimepoint: Within 24 hours postoperatively;Time for first rescue analgesic requirementTimepoint: Within 24 hours postoperatively;Total analgesic requirementTimepoint: Within 24 hours postoperatively;Visual analogue scale (VAS) score at rest and movementTimepoint: Within 24 hours postoperatively