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Dexamethasone Versus Magnesium Sulphate as an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Elective Caesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia
Led by Cairo University · Updated on 2025-08-24
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
104 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study aims to compare the efficacy of adding dexamethasone and magnesium sulfate as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in bilateral erector spinae block in postoperative pain control in patients undergoing caesarean section under spinal anesthesia.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Dexamethasone Versus Magnesium Sulphate as an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Elective Caesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age from 18 to 35 years
- Full-term, singleton, pregnant women
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II
- Scheduled for elective cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia
You will not qualify if you...
- Refusal of the patient
- Emergency caesarean sections
- Chronic diseases such as asthma, significant cardiovascular disorders (arrhythmias, severe valvular diseases, congenital heart diseases, ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism)
- Renal impairment (Creatinine 6 2 mg/dl, urea 6 25 mg/dL)
- Liver impairment (ALT < 45 U/L, AST < 45 U/L)
- Allergy to the study drugs
- Body mass index (BMI) 6 35 kg/m2
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
- Contraindications to spinal anesthesia such as coagulopathy (platelet count < 150,000, INR > 1.2) or local infection
- Requirement for conversion to general anesthesia after spinal anesthesia
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt, 12613
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Research Team
E
Esraa E Farrag, Master
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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