Status:

COMPLETED

Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) Versus Quadratus Lumborum Block (QLB) for Postoperative Analgesia After Caesarean Section

Lead Sponsor:

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Conditions:

Pain, Post Operative

Cesarean Section Complications

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

Management of pain after caesarean section represents an important anesthesiologic issue, since it is often suboptimal, leading to delayed functional recovery and chronic pain. Currently, the postoper...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Patients ASA 2 with normal singleton pregnancy, scheduled for elective caesarean section without intrathecal morphine, who underwent bilateral ESPB at the end of surgery an who gave informed consent to data collection.

Exclusion

  • Contraindications to spinal anesthesia;
  • Contraindications to or a history of opioid dependence;
  • Allergy to local anesthetics, acetaminophen, NSAIDs
  • Inability to understand pain assessment scales or to use Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump;
  • Patient refusal.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 15 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

52 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05348083

Start Date

December 15 2021

End Date

October 30 2022

Last Update

October 17 2023

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Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli

Roma, RM, Italy