NCT01234662

Influence of Surgical Regional Anesthesia on Postoperative Pain

Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia (CSE) vs Spinal Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Sections. Influence of Surgical Regional Anesthesia on Postoperative Pain

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 171 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To compare three Types of anesthetic techniques (Spinal anesthesia, Combined spinal epidural anesthesia, Combined spinal epidural anesthesia with indwelling catheter for 24 hrs) on pain after elective cesarean section.

Detailed description

Regional analgesia is the most effective way of providing analgesia during labor and delivery. By using a combination of local anesthetics and opioids, it is often possible to avoid motor block. Spinal anesthesia is suitable for most elective cesarean sections. Epidural anesthesia and in particular catheter based epidural anesthesia allow a gradual extension of anesthesia and are suitable for prolonged treatment of postoperative pain. It is unclear which anesthetic technique provides better pain relief after cesarean section. This prospective, randomized study compares the effectiveness of three types of regional anesthetic techniques (Spinal anesthesia, Combined spinal epidural anesthesia, Combined spinal epidural anesthesia with indwelling catheter for 24 hrs) on pain after elective cesarean section.

Conditions

• Elective Cesarean Section

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	SPA	Spinal anesthesia and opioids
PROCEDURE	CSE	CSE and epidural opioids
PROCEDURE	CSEPCEA	CSE and continuous epidural patient controlled analgesia using an epidural catheter for 24 hrs

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2010-11-04
• Last updated: 2012-06-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany