Bupivacaine Verus Pethidine for Post Cesarean Section Pain Relief

Ain Shams University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Obstetric Pain

Treatments: Drug: Wound infiltration by Bupivacaine; Drug: Wound infiltration by Pethidine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03652116

PostCSLA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare between the effect of wound infiltration with bupivacaine or pethidine for post cesarean section pain relief.

Enrollment: 78 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mode of delivery: Cesarean section.
• Gestational age: 37-40 weeks.
• Type of anaesthesia: Spinal anaesthesia.
• No past history of any medical disorder or other medical complications during pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

• Women with known hypersensitivity to bupivacaine or pethidine.
• Women delivered vaginally.
• Women delivered under general anaesthesia.
• Women with known neurological or psychological disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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78 participants in 2 patient groups

Bupivacaine Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients delivered by cesarean section followed by wound infiltration by bupivacaine.

Treatment:

Drug: Wound infiltration by Bupivacaine

Pethidine Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients delivered by cesarean section followed by wound infiltration by pethidine.

Treatment:

Drug: Wound infiltration by Pethidine