Does Pregabalin Improve Post-operative Pain After C-section Delivery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-10-10
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Pregabalin due to its antihyperalgesic effect, has proven its efficacy on neuropathic pain, essentially in nociceptive surgeries. Few studies have attempted to identify the utility of pregabalin as a premedication before cesarean delivery.

The investigators aimed to determine whether or not pregabalin as premedication improves analgesia post cesarean delivery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hôpital Universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba
• Treatments: Pregabalin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists class I or II

• single pregnancies at term

• under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• conversion to general anesthesia

• post partum hemorrhage requiring specific resuscitation

• local anesthetic toxicity

• violation of the protocol