Postoperative Analgesia after Caesarean Section

Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block versus Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia after Caesarean Section: A Comparative Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202310532688208

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-05

Start date

2023-02-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

group A

group B

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Full-term pregnant women aged 18-40 years. 2. Singleton gestation. 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classes II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal. 2. Multiple gestation. 3. Cardiovascular disease (e.g., preeclampsia, hypertension) and the use of antihypertensive medications. 4. Chest disease. 5. Allergy or any contraindication to any of the study drugs. 6. Any contraindications for spinal anesthesia. 7. Chronic abdominal or lower back pain. 8. Drug addiction, or opioids dependence. 9. Psychiatric disorder or Inability to communicate effectively. 10.Failure of spinal anesthesia. 11.Local skin infection at block site.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The time to first postoperative rescue analgesic request.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Score "VAS" static "at rest" & dynamic "during ambulation", hemodynamics, patient satisfaction, time to ambulation, and complications incidence eg: post operative nausea&vomiting, local anesthetic toxicity, organ injury, hematoma.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAnas Bakr

anesthesia resident

anasbakr55555@gmail.com00201017557992

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026