Comparison of Two Analgesic Strategies After Scheduled Caesarean

Phase 4 Completed 104 enrolled Ramsay Santé

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindSupportive care

Summary

To demonstrate the superiority of square lumbar block to ropivacaine compared to intrathecal morphine in the efficacy of postoperative analgesia following scheduled caesarean.

Timeline

Start: 2021-03-22
Primary completion: 2022-10-12
Completion: 2022-10-12

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper There was no statistical difference in the mean cumulative morphine dose at 24-hour between groups PMID 39237149 ↗

Publications

Giral T, Delvaux BV, Huynh D, Morel B, Zanoun N, Ehooman F, Garnier T, Maupain O. Posterior quadratus lumborum block versus intrathecal morphine analgesia after scheduled cesarean section: a prospective, randomized, controlled study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Jan 5;51(1):82-89. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105454.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Morphine	Other / unclassified	—	Intrathecal
Background	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	—	—
Background	Sufentanil	Other / unclassified	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.