TAP Catheters Versus Intrathecal Morphine for Cesarean Section

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Abdominal Muscles/Ultrasonography, Adult, Anesthetics, Local/Administration & Dosage, Ropivacaine/Administration & Dosage, Ropivacaine/Analogs & Derivatives, Cesarean Section, Humans, Nerve Block/Methods, Pain Measurement/Methods, Pain, Postoperative/Prevention & Control, Ultrasonography, Interventional

In brief

Morphine, when given as part of spinal anesthesia, is associated high incidence of nausea and pruritus, which may affect quality of recovery. The investigators hypothesize that long-acting local anesthetic infusions via TAP catheter can provide better quality of recovery after cesarean section than spinal morphine.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01593280

Run by

Stamford Anesthesiology Services, PC

People needed

80

Starts

2012-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-05-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients age 18 - 45 years of age undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.
• Ability to read and write English

You may not qualify if…

• Patients undergoing other concomitant procedure
• Patients with history of diabetes or chronic steroid use
• Patients with chronic or recent (within 1 week prior to procedure) opioid use.
• Patients without the mental capacity to consent for the procedure/study.
• Patients requiring a translator in order to sign the consent for the procedure/study.
• Patients with a history of allergic reactions to local anesthetics

Where it is running

• Stamford Hospital — Stamford, Connecticut, United States (enrolling)

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