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Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Versus Transversalis Fascia Plane Block (TFPB) After Cesarean Delivery

Outcomes of Postoperative Analgesia Protocols and Their Impact on Recovery Quality in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Section

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06939725
Enrollment
67
Registered
2025-04-23
Start date
2025-01-01
Completion date
2025-03-31
Last updated
2025-04-30

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Conditions

Acute Pain Management, Caesarean Section

Keywords

ObsQoR-10, Transversalis fascia plane block, Caesarean Section, Transverse abdominis plane block, numeric rating scale

Brief summary

Postoperative analgesia treatment methods are applied to the living in the operating room. It is a routine part of the process of these applications. It is necessary from medical and ethical perspectives. Postoperative analgesia applications are started in the preoperative period and continue in the postoperative period. The analgesic treatment to be used is shaped according to the application and experience of the anesthesiologist. The scientifically accepted developed method is multimodal analgesia protocols. These protocols cover a wide range from paracetamol to opioids, peripheral and central blocks (such as Transversalis Fascial Plane Block (TFPB) and Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block). The aim of this study is to continue the analgesia protocols applied in cesarean section surgeries on the first 24-hour pain scores, the amount of opioid consumed after surgery and the quality of obstetric recovery (ObsQoR-10) scale.

Detailed description

Postoperative analgesia treatment methods are applied to the living in the operating room. It is a routine part of the process of these applications. It is necessary from medical and ethical perspectives. Postoperative analgesia applications are started in the preoperative period and continue in the postoperative period. The analgesic treatment to be used is shaped according to the application and experience of the anesthesiologist. The scientifically accepted developed method is multimodal analgesia protocols. These protocols cover a wide range from paracetamol to opioids, peripheral and central blocks (such as Transversalis Fascial Plane Block (TFPB) and Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block). In this study, transversus abdominis plane block or transversalis fascial plane block was applied to the participants immediately after surgery. The aim is to continue the analgesia protocols applied to the cesarean section surgeries on the pain scores in the first 24 hours, the amount of opioid consumed after surgery and the quality of obstetric recovery (ObsQoR-10) scale.

Interventions

OTHERTransversus abdominis plane (TAP) block

We apply different nerve blocks to patients for pain relief after cesarean surgery. Transversus abdominis plane block was applied to this group

We apply different nerve blocks to patients for pain relief after cesarean surgery. Transversalis Fascia Plane Block was applied to this group

Sponsors

Samsun University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. \>18 years 2. Term pregnancies (37-42 weeks) and those planned to undergo elective cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

1. \<18 years 2. Emergency surgery 3. BMI \> 35 kg/m2 or anatomic conditions that would preclude spinal anesthesia 4. Increased susceptibility to bleeding or coagulation disorders (platelet count below 80,000× 10\^3/mm\^3 or INR \> 1.5) 5. Known allergy to any drug, such as local anesthetics, opioids, or NSAIDs 6. Other relevant maternal or neonatal clinical conditions requiring treatment and at the discretion of the investigators, such as gestational hypertension, impaired renal or hepatic function, postpartum hemorrhage 7. Chronic pain conditions and concomitant use of analgesics

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Postoperative painpostoperative 24 hoursPain levels of patients will be evaluated with the Numerical Pain Scale (NRS) in the first 24 hours postoperatively. The numeric rating scale (NRS) is a pain screening tool, commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero meaning no pain and 10 meaning the worst pain imaginable

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
ObsQoR-10Postoperative 24 hoursThe ObsQoR-10 questionnaire consists of 10 questions that assess the patient-reported quality of recovery in obstetric patients' postoperative period using an 11-point Likert scale (0 = strongly negative; 10 = strongly positive) that points to a minimum score of 0 (worst possible recovery) and a maximum score of 100 (best possible recovery)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026