Postdural puncture headache.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant mothers who are candidates for elective cesarean section. usually fast for 8 hours or more.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women who suffer from lumbar lordosis, high weight and lack of coordination, numbness in the first instance, or partial numbness, and have to take analgesics and sleep medications to continue. Women who have a history of migraine or tension or headache due to high blood pressure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of headache. Timepoint: Women in the two groups were visited for seven days after the intervention for headache. Method of measurement: The specific measurement tool for measuring primary outcome (incidence of headache) is based on a researcher-made checklist. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1-headache severity, 2- day of onset of headache, 3- number of day headaches, 4- frequency need of analgesic, 5-frequency of use. Timepoint: In case of a headache, women are screened daily for other relevant indicators within seven days after delivery. Method of measurement: The specific measurement tool for the severity of headache has been the use of the VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) ruler. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences