Comparison of Two Analgesic Pretreatment Techniques Before Spinal Needle Insertion for Pain Reduction and Maternal Satisfaction Level Assessment in Women Undergoing LSCS.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-12-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Nowadays lower segment cesarean sections are preferably carried out under regional anesthesia due to multiple advantages.

Local infiltration of lidocaine or any other anesthetic is used before lumber puncture in many centers to reduce needle stick pain.

EMLA (eutectic mixture of local anesthetic) cream is the combination of lidocaine and prilocaine which have been effectively used in few studies to reduce needle prick pain.

We would like to see which analgesic pretreatment is superior in terms of reducing pain of spinal needle insertion and have better maternal satisfaction levels.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Aga Khan University
• Treatments: Analgesics; Lidocaine; Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adult women undergoing elective LSCS under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• BMI of more than 35 kg/m2

• Contraindication to spinal anesthesia

• Spinal deformity

• Refusal of regional anesthesia

• Patients with a history of back surgery

• confirmed allergy to local anesthetics

• More than three attempts of needle insertion for inducing spinal anesthesia