Lidocaine Patches After Cesarean Section

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-10-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of using lidocaine patches after cesarean section on pain control and opioid use in the immediate post-operative period. The hypothesis is the use of lidocaine patches in the immediate post-operative period will lead to a decrease in the use of opioids as pain control compared to patients that do not have a lidocaine patch in place. Additionally, the a decrease in the visual analog pain score compared to women who do not use a lidocaine patch in the immediate post-operative period following cesarean delivery is anticipated.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Yale University
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female

• Primary or secondary cesarean delivery

• Able to consent to research study

Exclusion Criteria:

• 3 or more prior cesarean deliveries

• History of abdominoplasty

• History of abdominal hernia repair with mesh

• Allergy to lidocaine

• Allergy to adhesives in medical tape

• Women who received general anesthesia for their cesarean delivery

• Women with active substance abuse

• Women methadone or suboxone for a history of opiate abuse