Study of addition of opioid to local anaesthetic in regional anaesthesia in cesarean section

Study of epidural fentanyl 50ug with bupivacaine in cesarean section.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2014/06/004698

Enrollment

Registered

2014-06-23

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Quality of anaesthesia and duration of postoperative analgesia in patient undergoing elective cesarean section under epidural anaesthesia

Interventions

Intervention1: Fentanyl: Addition of 50ug fentanyl to epidural bupivacaine in patients undergoing elective cesarean section. Control Intervention1: saline / placebo: 1cc of normal saline used as place

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Full term patients undergoing elective cesarean section.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Foetal distress, moderate to severe PIH, Patients refusal, conversion to general anaesthsia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is intraoperative VAS score.Timepoint: Immediately after completion of surgery VAS score will be assessed.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcome were the fentanyl related side effects, intraoperative haemodynamic changes, onset of analgesia, volume of drug required to achieve T6 level, quality and duration of motor block and adverse events in newborn.Timepoint: till first analgesic demand	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Leena Harshad Parate

Indira Gandhi Medical College

drsandhya5000@gamil.com09665094398

Outcome results

None listed

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