Status:
WITHDRAWN
Trans-Abdominis Plane Block Efficacy for Post-Cesarean Section Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University
Conditions:
Pain Control
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study is to measure the magnitude and duration of trans-abdominis plane (TAP) block analgesia in parturients undergoing elective cesarean section with concurrent standard of ca...
Detailed Description
This will be a randomized, double-blinded prospective trial. Group A patients will be randomized to receive a TAP block with local anesthetic on the right, sham block on the left. Group B be will rand...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Singleton pregnancy
- Pre-pregnancy body mass index less than or equal to 35
- Elective repeat cesarean section under SAB or CSE (patients in whom the epidural catheter is activated intra-operatively will be excluded)
- English-Speaking patient
- Age at least 18 and no more than 40 years old.
Exclusion
- Chronic pain or daily consumption of pain medications
- Neurologic disorders producing altered sensory perception or impaired motor strength in lower extremities or abdomen
- Pre-existing epidural analgesia infusion for labor analgesia.
- Spinal anesthetic failure requiring epidural catheter use or general anesthesia
- Intra-operative conversion to general anesthesia for fetal indications.
- Cesarean section performed with a vertical (not Phannenstiel) incision
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00945620
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2013
Last Update
June 8 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232