Effect Of Transversus-Abdominis Plane Block In Combination With Systemic Analgesia For Post-Caesarean Section Pain Management At The Women And Newborn Hospital In Lusaka, Zambia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202504897964906

Enrollment

220

Registered

2025-04-24

Start date

2025-02-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

TAP block plus systemic analgesia

systematic analgesia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All pregnant women falling in category 2 and above presenting for caesarean section and consent to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Participants with bleeding disorders • Participants with altered mental state • Participants who receive intra operative analgesia and dexamethasone • Participants who do not receive standard spinal anaesthesia of bupivacaine with fentanyl

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PAIN SCORE	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
PERIOD TO MOBILITY;OPIOID CONSUMPTION	—

Countries

Zambia

Contacts

Public ContactSody Mweetwa Munsaka

UNIVERSITYOFZAMBIA BIOMEDICALRESEARCHETHICSCOMMITTEE

unzarec@unza.zm+260977925304

Outcome results

None listed

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