Low Pain Prediction in Cesarean Section Patients

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2014-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The investigators are attempting to see if eliminating the amount of long acting spinal narcotic during cesarean section delivery will demonstrate pain scores with movement when evaluated 24 hours postoperatively as those that receive the standard dosage of spinal narcotic when combined with oral acetaminophen or placebo. The investigators also are evaluating if there are decreased side effects related to decreased narcotic usage.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Treatments: Morphine; Narcotics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• anticipated pain level estimated to be in the lowest 20th percentile (calculated <34.3 utilizing our standard preoperative questionnaire)

• age >/= 18

• not allergic to any study medications to be utilized in this study

• singleton pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

• allergies to morphine or acetaminophen

• diagnosis of a chronic pain disorder

• weight >300 lbs

• hepatic disease