Usage of Tramadol With Levobupivacaine for Pain Treatment After Cesarean Section

Phase 4CompletedNCT01916915

Ufuk University65 enrolled

Overview

Patients experience considerable amount of pain after cesarean section. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of tramadol (an opioid pain killer) added to levobupivacaine (a local anesthetic) in continuous wound infusion (which is done by placing a catheter in the incision) after cesarean sections.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Tramadol infusion via wound catheterDRUG

LevobupivacaineDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Planned cesarean section * American Society of Anesthesiologists Class I-II Exclusion Criteria: * Patients refusing to enroll in the study * Serious coagulopathy * Serious systemic disease * Story of allergy to drugs being used in the study * Morbid obesity (Body mass index \> 30)

Locations (1)

Ufuk University Dr Rıdvan Ege Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

lowering of pain as measured by visual analogue scores

Time frame: forty eight hours after the operation

Secondary Outcomes

total additional analgesic consumption

Time frame: forty eight hours after the operation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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