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TAP Catheters Versus Intrathecal Morphine for Cesarean Section

United States80 participantsStarted 2012-05

Plain-language summary

Morphine, when given as part of spinal anesthesia, is associated high incidence of nausea and pruritus, which may affect quality of recovery. The investigators hypothesize that long-acting local anesthetic infusions via TAP catheter can provide better quality of recovery after cesarean section than spinal morphine.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients age 18 - 45 years of age undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. * Ability to read and write English Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing other concomitant procedure * Patients with history of diabetes or chronic steroid use * Patients with chronic or recent (within 1 week prior to procedure) opioid use. * Patients without the mental capacity to consent for the procedure/study. * Patients requiring a translator in order to sign the consent for the procedure/study. * Patients with a history of allergic reactions to local anesthetics

What they're measuring

Quality of recovery after cesarean section

Timeframe: 48 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01593280

SponsorStamford Anesthesiology Services, PC

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-02

Contact for this trial

Vlad Frenk, MD

203 276-7490 vfrenk@stmahealth.org

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