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A comparison of the efficacy of combined intramuscular Pentazocine and Diclofenac versus Bupivacaine Infiltration and intramuscular Diclofenac, for post Caesarean analgesia in Federal Medical Centre, Gusau: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

A comparison of the efficacy of combined intramuscular Pentazocine and Diclofenac versus Bupivacaine Infiltration and intramuscular Diclofenac, for post Caesarean analgesia in Federal Medical Centre, Gusau: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202312806863861
Enrollment
170
Registered
2023-12-14
Start date
2022-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Caesarean section

Interventions

Combined Intramuscular Pentazocine and Diclofenac.
bupivacaine wound infiltration and intramuscular diclofenac

Sponsors

PRIMARY RESEARCHER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women planned for elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia regardless of number of previous caesarean sections who consents to participate in the study after proper and appropriate counselling.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients that are not able to understand or to use VAS(mentally retarded, psychiatric disorder) 2.Patient that undergoes caesarean section under general anaesthesia 3.Patients with proven or suspected allergy to local anaesthetics 4.Patients with proven or suspected allergy to Pentazocine or Diclofenac. 5.Patients chronically (more than 2 weeks) treated with Opioids medications. 6.Patients that are Opioids dependent or addicted ( determine by their previous experience with Opioids) 7.Patient with sickle cell disease or with uncontrollable diabetic mellitus. 8.Patients with chronic medical condition such as cardiovascular, hepatic or renal insufficiency 9.Booked pregnant women that did not consent 10.All emergencies or complicated caesarean sections such as obstructed labour, foetal distress, prolonged labour etc. 11.Patients with Intrauterine foetal death or Major foetal malformation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the efficacy of Bupivacaine local wound infiltration and intramuscular Diclofenac with combined intramuscular Pentazocine and Diclofenac, as post caesarean section analgesia.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
. To compare rate of use of rescue analgesia between the study population and the control.

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactAbubakar Danladi

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department

danabu99@gmail.com08030673260

Outcome results

None listed

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