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The effect of intravenous paracetamol and ketorolac for prevention of intraoperative shoulder pain

Comparison of intravenous paracetamol and ketorolac for prevention of intra-operative shoulder pain in patients undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180922041084N4
Enrollment
150
Registered
2019-10-21
Start date
2019-10-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-11-05

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Conditions

cesarean delivery. Delivery by caesarean section, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: patients in the ketorolac group will receive 30 mg of ketorolac in 100 cc normal saline during 20 minutes. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: patients in the p

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: primi-gravid or second gravid elective cesarean section (ASA I-II) who have singleton pregnancy at term (37 weeks of gestational age or more singleton pregnancy 37 weeks of gestational age or more

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: allergy to ketorolac and other NSAIDs allergy to paracetamol asthma gestational diabetes cardiovascular disorders hepatic disorders renal insufficiency chronic alcoholism per-eclampsia bleeding tendency chronic pain history of upper extremity trauma history of peptic ulcer disease history of abdominal surgery any contraindication to spinal anesthesia spinal column fracture

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Shoulder pain. Timepoint: Before the surgery as baseline measurement and intra-operatively. Method of measurement: numerical rating scale (NRS).;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Every five minutes till 20 minutes after spinal anesthesia and the every 10 minutes to the end of the surgery. Method of measurement: Monitoring.;Heart rate. Timepoint: Every five minutes till 20 minutes after spinal anesthesia and the every 10 minutes to the end of the surgery. Method of measurement: Monitoring.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hematocrit. Timepoint: Before and after surgery. Method of measurement: Blood sample.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarnaz Faiz

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

ffeiz1984@gmail.com+98 71 3647 4270

Outcome results

None listed

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