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NCT Number: NCT02332395

The Evaluation of Postoperative Pain After Caesarean Section

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of surgical priority either emergency or elective on postoperative pain in caesarean section operations. Patients whose undergo caesarean section operation are included into this study. Patients will invite to complete the Pain Catastrophizing Scale questionnaire in preoperative period. The patients will be divided into two groups in terms of applied surgical priority whether emergency or elective. After caesarean section, patient controlled analgesia is used for pain relief. And the intensity of pain will be measured by using numerical rating scale.

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Key information

Conditions

Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Gaziosmanpasa University

Tokat Province, 60200, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Pain is the main problem of postoperative period. Postoperative analgesic consumption can be associated with physical and psychological condition of the individual. This study is aimed to investigate the effect of surgical priority either emergency or elective on postoperative pain in caesarean section operations.

Patients are invited to complete the pain catastrophizing scale questionnaire in preoperative period.

A total of 100 patients will be included into the study. Patients are divided into two groups in terms of surgical priority whether emergency or elective. Spinal or general anesthesia will be performed to the patients. In postoperative period, patient controlled analgesia will be applied for pain relief and numerical rating scale is used to determine the pain intensity in 1st, 2nd, 6th, 12th, 24th hours. The analgesic consumption in 24 hours will be recorded.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 1 or 3 and 1-Emergency or 3-Emergency

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients whose not to participate
  • Patients whose have communication problems
  • Patients whose have been using antipsychotic or antidepressant drugs

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Total amount of analgesics

    Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. numerical rating scale

    Time frame: 24 hours

  2. pain catastrophizing scale

    Time frame: 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Evaluation of Postoperative Pain After Emergency and Elective Caesarean Section Operations

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jan 6, 2015
Registry last updated
Apr 19, 2017

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