Depodur vs Fentanyl Infusion for Post-C/S Analgesia

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2009-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Epidurally administered Depodur provides equal or superior analgesia as an epidural infusion of fentanyl for the first 48 hours after a cesarean section.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Goodman, Evan, M.D.
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Fentanyl; Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy pregnant women (ASA I or II) who are scheduled for an elective cesarean section

• Patient appropriate for regional anesthesia

• Patient agrees to receive regional anesthesia

• Patient willing to have an epidural infusion of medication for two days postoperatively

Exclusion Criteria:

• Morbid obesity

• History of sleep apnea

• Allergy to opioids medications

• History of opioids use during week prior to procedure

• Emergency cesarean section

• Significant surgical complications

• Contraindication or refusal to have regional anesthesia

• Age less than 18