Can a simple recovery plan prevent chronic pain after C-Sections?
NCT ID NCT04919408
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This completed study surveyed 283 women who had scheduled C-sections under spinal anesthesia and followed an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol. Researchers called participants at 3 and 6 months to ask about scar pain and how it affected daily life. The goal was to see how common chronic pain is with this approach and whether the ERAS protocol helps prevent it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that the ERAS protocol reduces chronic pain after C-sections, leading to better recovery guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational survey, not a treatment trial. Results may not prove cause and effect, and the sample is limited to scheduled C-sections under spinal anesthesia.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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283 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for cesarean section under spinal anesthesia * Patients ASA I and II according to The ASA Physical Status Classification System Exclusion Criteria: intervention under general anesthesia * complication during the operation * post-partum haemorrrhage * pre-op anemia \<9g / dl * Patient under judicial protection (guardianship, curatorship...) or safeguard of justice. * Patient unable to answer the questionnaires by telephone (not speaking French, hard of hearing, mute French language, hearing impaired, mute...) * Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the evaluation of the objectives of the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Toulon, 83056, France
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Hôpital Nord
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13915, France
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