C-Section pain study: which TAP block works best?
NCT ID NCT05750992
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two methods of delivering a TAP block—a type of pain shot—after a planned C-section. One method uses ultrasound to guide the needle, the other is done by the surgeon during the operation. The goal is to see which approach provides better pain control and is faster to perform. Fifty women having planned C-sections will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bupivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If one method is faster or better at controlling pain, it could become the standard approach for C-section recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all women. Pain is subjective and hard to measure precisely.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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21 to 35 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Full term pregnant women * Older than 21 years of age * Had elective cesarean section with Pfannenstiel incision. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cesarean section using different surgical incision * History of addiction \[including opioids and benzodiazepines\] * Allergy to the anesthetic analgesia * Psychological disorders * Coagulopathies * Infection at the block injection site.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kohaf
RECRUITINGCairo, 11865, Egypt
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