The Effect of IV Dexamethasone on the Duration of Analgesia of Spinal Anaesthesia for C-Sections at a Jamaican Hospital
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2020-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Dexamethasone is one of many adjuncts tested to prolong the duration of spinal anesthesia and
its analgesic effect. The intent of this, a single-site, double-blinded, randomized
controlled trial, is to determine if a single intravenous (IV) 8 mg dose of Dexamethasone
given after clamping of the umbilical cord at Caesarean section will prolong the duration of
analgesia provided by spinal anesthesia when compared to placebo. This has the power to
determine if the findings in previous studies hold true in the population of women who
undergo C-sections at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital. This method does not require expert
skill and equipment, as such, it can be easily implemented, with no major adverse effects in
the population described and provide an effective option for multimodal analgesia.