Status:

UNKNOWN

Influence of Surgical Regional Anesthesia on Postoperative Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Conditions:

Elective Cesarean Section

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To compare three Types of anesthetic techniques (Spinal anesthesia, Combined spinal epidural anesthesia, Combined spinal epidural anesthesia with indwelling catheter for 24 hrs) on pain after elective...

Detailed Description

Regional analgesia is the most effective way of providing analgesia during labor and delivery. By using a combination of local anesthetics and opioids, it is often possible to avoid motor block. Spina...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female patients aged greater than or equal to 18 years
  • Patients without severe illnesses (American Society of Anaesthesiologists \[ASA\] grade II-III)
  • Patients for elective cesarean sections
  • Informing patients about risks and complications of anesthesia until 24 hrs before operation

Exclusion

  • Lacking willingness to regional procedures
  • No offered patient information and written informed consent
  • Persons without the capacity to consent
  • Unability of German language use
  • Preterm delivery \< 28 weeks of pregnancy
  • Chronic pain or chronic analgesic intake in medical history
  • Alcohol, dope and medication abuse
  • Psychiatric disease in medical history
  • Baby death after delivery
  • Anxiolytic medication
  • Allergy to local anaesthetics
  • History of bleeding tendency
  • Eclampsia and HELLP syndrome
  • Elective section out work routine time
  • Participation in another clinical trial during the trial, one month before screening and three months after screening

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

171 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01234662

Start Date

November 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

June 1 2012

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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Campus Charité Mitte, Charite University, Berlin

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany, 13353