Comparison of IV Nalbuphine Versus Ibuprofen for Postoperative Pain Control in Cesarean Section

Completed 80 enrolled Muhammad Aamir Latif

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

The local data is insufficient to directly compare IV nalbuphine versus ibuprofen among people in this region. The findings of this study would add to the existing data and would be helpful for health providers to opt for a better option for postoperative pain relief following a cesarean section under general anesthesia.

Timeline

Start: 2024-03-01
Primary completion: 2024-08-31
Completion: 2024-08-31

Publications

Khakwani M, Parveen R, Sultana H. Comparison of IV Nalbuphine versus ibuprofen for Postoperative Pain control in cesarean section. Pak J Med Sci. 2025 Sep;41(9):2612-2617. doi: 10.12669/pjms.41.9.11016.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Ibuprofen	Small molecule	800 mg	Intravenous
Subject	Nalbuphine	Small molecule	20 mg	Intravenous

Indications

No indication recorded.