Analgesic Efficacy of Surgeon-administered Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Caesarean Section.
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Cesarean Section Complications
Pain, Postoperative
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate whether or not adding a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (TAP block) improves pain control for patients having a cesarean section. A TAP block is a type of nerve block where at the end of the surgery an injection of a long acting local anesthetic is made into the abdominal wall. In studies in patient's having other abdominal surgeries this has red…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* ASA status II to III
* All patients undergoing elective CS under regional anesthesia at any gestational age.
Exclusion Criteria:
* \- Known drug allergy to local anesthetics
* Planned general anesthetic
* NSAID use contraindicated post partum
* Chronic pain disorder or chron…
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