A randomized controlled trial of magnesium sulphate versus pentazocine for post-caesarean analgesia at Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano..

A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF MAGNESIUM SULPHATE VERSUS PENTAZOCINE FOR POST-CAESAREAN ANALGESIA AT MUHAMMAD ABDULLAHI WASE TEACHING HOSPITAL, KANO.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202507588270208

Enrollment

200

Registered

2025-07-02

Start date

2025-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Caesarean section analgesia

Interventions

PENTAZOCINE BASED GROUP

MAGNESIUM SULPHATE BASED GROUP

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All consenting Pregnant women booked for scheduled and elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Those that develop intraoperative complications. 2. Those with an allergy to MgSO4, opioids, Paracetamol or diclofenac. 3. Women on treatment with calcium channel blockers or MgSO4 for other clinical indications. 4. Those with compromised renal, respiratory function or hepatic function 5. Patients going for category 1 and 2 caesarean Section 6. Those that are of American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Classification (ASA) IV 7. Those who did not consent to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
. Post Operative Pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Drugs Adverse effects 2. Need for Rescue Analgesia 3. Maternal satisfaction 4. Time of initiation of breastfeeding 5. Time of ambulation	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactHANIFA DATTI ABUBAKAR

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

hannedee83@gmail.com+234706918008

Outcome results

None listed

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