Status:

COMPLETED

Role of Dexamethasone in Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Cesarean Section

Lead Sponsor:

Aswan University Hospital

Conditions:

Cesarean Section

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Our aim to study the efficacy of bupivacaine 0.25% with dexamethasone and that of bupivacaine 0.25% alone in transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing ...

Detailed Description

The pain and discomfort following cesarean delivery are mostly due to the abdominal wall incision and dissection of muscles; it delays early ambulation and breastfeeding. This can lead to postoperativ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • healthy parturient (ASA I and II) scheduled to undergo LSCS under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion

  • Participants had known sensitivity to bupivacaine
  • patient refusal,
  • localized infection over injection point
  • patients with significant coagulopathies and
  • with contraindications to regional anesthesia,
  • patients with heart diseases, altered renal or liver functions,
  • psychological disorders, patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension and
  • gestational diabetes, chronic use of pain medications,

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03767920

Start Date

January 1 2019

End Date

August 1 2020

Last Update

August 5 2020

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Aswan University

Aswān, Egypt, 81528