Comparison of Intratechal Levobupivacaine and Adding With Sufetanil and Fentanyl in Ceserean Section

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

45 pregnant women undergoing cesarean section were enrolled in the study in november 2006 to march 2007. 2 ml of 0.5% levobupivacaine was added to 1 ml of saline in group I, 1 ml of 15 µcg of fentanyl in group II and 1 ml of 1,5 µcg sufentanil in group III by intratechal administration. Hemodynamic parameters, characteristics of sensory and motor blockade, peri-operative and postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scores, the time to the first analgesic requirement and adverse effects were recorded.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent; Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Bupivacaine; Fentanyl; Levobupivacaine; Sufentanil

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregnant women with a single live fetus aged 18-45 years old and classified as ASA I, undergoing elective cesarean section, were included the study in november 2006 to march 2007

Exclusion Criteria:

• Multiple pregnancies,

• preterm labor,

• eclampsia,

• preeclampsia,

• concomitant diabetes mellitus,

• allergy to local anesthetics, fentanyl or sufentanil,

• contraindication for regional anesthesia were the exclusion criteria.