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A research to study the efficacy of a procedure, ultrasound guided infiltration of a local anaesthetic in abdominal muscles for providing postoperative pain relief in patient who are undergoing delivery by Caesarean Section

Efficacy of Ultrasound guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for postopertive Analgesia in Caesarean Section: A Prospective Randomized Double Blinded Study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2010/091/001488
Enrollment
130
Registered
2010-10-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients who are undergoing Caesarean Section under Spinal Anaesthesia

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block using 0.25%Bupivacaine Hydrochloride (A local Anaesthetic): Performed postoperatively, 25ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine Hydrochlor

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult females of all Racial and Ethnic Group of child bearing age group undergoing Caesarean section under Spinal Anaesthesia with American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) Criteria I, IE(Emergency), II and IIE

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient with history of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, allergic reaction to Local Aanesthetic, opioid dependence. Patients with coagulopathy,Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. Patients in whom adjuvent analgesia like Paracetamol and Diclofenac is contraindicated

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Requirement of FentanylTimepoint: 24Hrs

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Any other complication related to Transversus Abdominis Plane Block or Intravenous PCA FentanylTimepoint: Over 24 hrs after the procedure;Mean Ramsay Sedation ScoreTimepoint: over 24 Hrs postoperatively;Mean Visual Analogue ScoreTimepoint: at the end of 12 Hrs, and 24Hrs postoperatively

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Om Prakash
dromprakas@gmail.com+91 9910300237

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026