C-Section pain showdown: nerve block vs. spinal morphine
NCT ID NCT06612424
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two methods for controlling pain after a planned C-section: a nerve block (quadratus lumborum block) and a spinal injection of morphine. 118 women who had a C-section under spinal anesthesia took part. The main goal was to see which method reduced the need for extra pain medicine in the first 24 hours after surgery.
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Study facts
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- 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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118 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Inclusion Criteria: * Participants aged between 18 and 40 * ASA 2 risk group * Participants at 37-41 weeks of pregnancy * undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * The participant does not accept the procedure. * Patients with a history of eclampsia and preeclampsia during pregnancy * local anesthetic allergy * Infection at the procedure site * Anticoagulant use with bleeding disorder * Chronic analgesia and opioid use * Mental, psychiatric and neurological problems -Participant with ASA 3 and above with a history of any chronic disease. -
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, 34000
Istanbul, 34255, Turkey (Türkiye)
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