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COMPLETEDNCT05348083

Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) Versus Quadratus Lumborum Block (QLB) for Postoperative Analgesia After Caesarean Section

Management of pain after caesarean section represents an important anesthesiologic issue, since it is often suboptimal, leading to delayed functional recovery and chronic pain. Currently, the postoper...

Lead sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS•1 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•\- Patients ASA 2 with normal singleton pregnancy, scheduled for elective caesarean section without intrathecal morphine, who underwent bilateral ESPB at the end of surgery an who gave informed consent to data collection.

Exclusion Criteria

•Contraindications to spinal anesthesia;
•Contraindications to or a history of opioid dependence;
•Allergy to local anesthetics, acetaminophen, NSAIDs
•Inability to understand pain assessment scales or to use Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump;
•Patient refusal.

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: October 17, 2023Terms

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StatusCOMPLETED

Phase—

Enrollment52

Start dateDec 2021

Last updatedOct 17, 2023

Condition

Pain, Post Operative Cesarean Section Complications Anesthesia, Local Obstetric Anesthesia Problems

Locations shown

Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli

Roma, RM

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: October 17, 2023Data synced to Clareo: June 28, 2026

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