Status:

COMPLETED

CSF/Serum Biomarkers in Predicting PND/Persistent Pain After Cesarean

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Conditions:

Perinatal Depression

Chronic Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-40 years

Brief Summary

The aim is to investigate if inflammatory biomarkers in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are associated with the development of perinatal depression and/or persistent pain after cesarean delive...

Detailed Description

Persistent pain and perinatal depression (PND) contribute significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality after cesarean delivery. Neuroinflammation has been associated with both persistent pain and...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 2 and 3
  • English speaking
  • 18 years or older
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Gestational age \> 37 weeks
  • Scheduled cesarean delivery under spinal or combined spinal epidural anesthesia

Exclusion

  • Intravenous drug or chronic opioid use
  • Anti-depressant or anxiolytic drug use
  • Allergy to standard of care drugs
  • Cesarean delivery under general anesthesia or epidural anesthesia
  • Pre-eclampsia needing magnesium sulfate
  • Chronic PO/IV analgesic or glucocorticoids
  • History of chronic pain syndromes

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

81 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04271072

Start Date

February 1 2020

End Date

February 28 2022

Last Update

December 20 2023

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710