Investigating Trendelenburg position and high volume ventilation on shoulder pain after cesarean section

Investigating the effect of the patient's Trendelenburg position along with high volume ventilation and placement of long gas in the abdominal cavity on shoulder tip pain after cesarean section

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231025059861N1

Enrollment

170

Registered

2023-11-18

Start date

2023-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Shoulder pain in caesarean section patients.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: including the patient s Trendelenburg position during cesarean section and with high volume ventilation and placement of long gas in the abdominal cavity. Intervent

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elective caesarean section candidates obtaining informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of chronic shoulder or upper limb pain History of any fracture in the shoulder joints

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Shoulder pain after caesarean section. Timepoint: 24 hours after patients leave the recovery room and enter the ward. Method of measurement: The pain intensity will be measured based on the visual pain criterion.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Alireza Mortazavipasand

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

mortazavipasanda991@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3711 2585

Outcome results

None listed

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