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Comparison of the effectiveness of intrathecal fentanyl or morphine as an adjunct on quality of anesthesia and post-operative pain relief in healthy pregnant women undergoing elective cesarean sections.

Comparison of the effectiveness of intrathecal fentanyl or morphine as an adjunct on quality of anesthesia and post-operative pain relief in healthy pregnant women undergoing elective cesarean sections.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
SLCTR
Registry ID
SLCTR/2015/009
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-04-14
Start date
2015-04-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Anesthesia in pregnancy

Interventions

The study will be conducted at the Base Hospital Homagama, Sri Lanka. Consenting pregnant women awaiting elective ceasarian section, who fulfil the inclusion criteria will be recruited. Patients will

Sponsors

Base Hospital, Homagama
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants will be pregnant mothers who are registered and admitted to ward 7 and 9 of Base Hospital Homagama, scheduled for elective cesarean sections, regardless of POA, during day time and consenting to spinal anesthesia 2. No known contraindications for spinal anesthesia 3. Any age group in the given study population. 4. Healthy ASA I 5. Height ranging from 145-165cm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Known allergy to local anesthetics. 2. Mentally ill or handicapped 3. Known allergy to morphine or fentanyl

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time to first analgesic requirement [Time taken after closure of the skin incision and patient requesting pain relief. (Taken as Visual analogue Scale 3) ] Onset of anaesthesia (sensory block) up to T4 and onset of motor block as assessed according to the criteria of Bromage scale 3 or 4. [Onset of Anaesthesia to cold sensation and pinprick. Time taken from the infiltration of drugs to subarachnoid space] Assessment of pain by visual analogue scale [Before and after Anesthesia. ]

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of sedation, nausea and vomiting, pruritus, respiratory depression, and urinary retention [Every 3 minutes for the 1st 15 minutes and then every 5 minutes until the patient dispatched from the theater and sent to the ward. ] Maternal heart rate, respiratory rate, SPo2, non invasive blood pressure. [Every 3 minutes for the 1st 15 minutes and then every 5 minutes until the patient dispatched from the theater and sent to the ward. In ward every 15 minutes for 1 hour, then every half an hour for 1 hour, then hourly for 4 hrs, then 2 hourly for 6 hrs, then 4 hourly until completion of 24 hrs. ] APGAR score of the neonate [At first minute, 5 minutes and 10 minutes. ]

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactDr Juliyange Dinithi Yogya Silva

Medical Doctor

dinithiyogya@gmail.comTel: 0112855200- operating theatre

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026