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

Tehran University of Medical Sciences60 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Interventions

TAP blockadePROCEDURE

15 cc Bupivacaine 0.25% ,injected bilaterally in the TAP blockade arm

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Sharati hospital

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain intensity after cesarean section

Time frame: one year

Secondary Outcomes

Analgesic prescribed measurement

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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