Effect of Nociception Level Index-Guided Intraoperative Analgesia on Postoperative Pain Management During Elective Cesarean Section
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Postoperative pain intensity assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
研究概览
简要总结
This prospective randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of nociception level (NOL) index-guided intraoperative analgesia on postoperative pain management in patients undergoing elective cesarean section under general anesthesia. Sixty patients were randomly assigned to either NOL-guided analgesia or standard intraoperative monitoring. The primary outcome was postoperative pain intensity assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) during the first 24 hours after surgery. Secondary outcomes included postoperative opioid requirements and time to first breastfeeding. The study aimed to determine whether objective intraoperative nociception monitoring could improve postoperative analgesia and enhance early maternal recovery.
详细描述
Postoperative pain following cesarean section remains an important clinical concern because inadequate analgesia may delay maternal recovery, increase opioid consumption, and negatively affect early breastfeeding and maternal-infant bonding. Conventional intraoperative monitoring does not directly assess nociceptive responses, making individualized analgesic administration challenging.
The Nociception Level (NOL) index is a multiparametric monitoring system that integrates photoplethysmography, galvanic skin response, peripheral temperature, and accelerometer signals to provide an objective assessment of nociception during anesthesia. This technology may enable more individualized opioid administration based on the patient's nociceptive response.
In this prospective randomized controlled trial, patients undergoing elective cesarean section under general anesthesia were randomized to receive either NOL-guided intraoperative analgesia or standard intraoperative monitoring. In the intervention group, fentanyl administration after fetal delivery was guided by the NOL index, whereas patients in the control group received conventional hemodynamic-guided analgesia.
Postoperative pain was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS) at predefined time points during the first 24 postoperative hours. Rescue opioid requirements, total postoperative analgesic consumption, and time to first breastfeeding were also recorded. The study was designed to determine whether NOL-guided analgesia could improve early postoperative pain control and reduce postoperative opioid requirements compared with conventional monitoring.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Female patients undergoing elective cesarean section under general anesthesia.
- •Ability to provide written informed consent.
排除标准
- •Refusal to participate.
- •Emergency cesarean section.
- •High-risk pregnancy (including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, preterm labor, or fetal growth restriction).
- •Placental abnormalities.
- •History of allergy to any study medication.
- •History of malignant hyperthermia.
- •Alcohol or substance abuse.
- •Severe cardiac disease or severe arrhythmia.
- •Peripheral vascular disease.
- •Renal or hepatic failure.
- •Contraindication to corticosteroid administration.
结局指标
主要结局
Postoperative pain intensity assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
时间窗: 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours after surgery
Postoperative pain intensity was evaluated using a 10-cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS), where 0 indicated no pain and 10 indicated the worst imaginable pain.
次要结局
- Time to first breastfeeding(Within the first postoperative hour)
研究者
İlke Dolgun
Assoc.Prof
Istinye University