Oral Self Medication Versus IV Administration of Pain Killers After Caesarian Delivery

Phase 4 Completed 80 enrolled University Hospital, Montpellier Club anesthésie Reanimation Obstetricale · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

C-section deliveries are painful and need adequate analgesia. In the same time, mothers need early rehabilitation to take care of the baby. Hypothesis: Early oral self administration of painkillers could be as effective as usual IV administration by nursing staff. Purpose of the study: Evaluation of the efficacy of a program of self administration of painkillers postoperatively of C-section delivery.

Timeline

Start: 2012-03
Primary completion: 2012-12
Completion: 2012-12

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Acetaminophen	Small molecule	0.5 g	Oral
Subject	Acetaminophen	Small molecule	1 g	Oral
Subject	Ketoprofen	Small molecule	100 mg	Oral
Subject	Ketoprofen	Small molecule	0.2 g	Oral
Subject	Morphine	Other / unclassified	10 mg	Oral
Subject	Morphine	Other / unclassified	60 mg	Oral

Indications

No indication recorded.