An interventional study of Bupivacain and Placebo in Pain, Postoperative, sponsored by Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama. Completed at 1 site in Panama. Open to female participants. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-26.
Sponsored by Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study aims to evaluate the effect of local administration of bupivacain in the cesarean section incision for postoperative pain control, using the visual analogue pain scale (VAS) and assessing the need for rescue analgesia after surgery.
5,640 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Postoperative; 1,230 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 202 is above the median of 75 across 4,821 interventional studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.
Browse Pain, Postoperative studies →Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama is the lead sponsor of 37 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.
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The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
ASA physical status
The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
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20 mL of bupivacaine 0.5% will be infiltrated. 10 mL will be infiltrated in the inferior border and 10 mL in the superior border of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
Drug: Bupivacain
20 mL of Normal Saline Solution will be infiltrated. 10 mL will be infiltrated in the inferior border and 10 mL in the superior border of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
Drug: Placebo
20 mL of bupivacaine 0.5% will be infiltrated. 10 mL will be infiltrated in the inferior border and 10 mL in the superior border of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
20 mL of Normal Saline Solution will be infiltrated. 10 mL will be infiltrated in the inferior border and 10 mL in the superior border of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
Post operative pain
Level of pain described using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Lower value: 0 (no pain) Higher value: 10 (worst pain possible)
Time frame: 72 hours
Need for rescue medication
Number of participants that required an additional analgesic for pain control
Time frame: 72 hours
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Jun 2022 to primary completion in Oct 2022, 4 months.
Of 2,089 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Pain, Postoperative, half reached primary completion within 11 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 23. This study's 4 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 2,102 studies reached it within 11 months; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 23.
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This study is completed, as verified in Aug 2025. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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Studies of the drug tested here: Bupivacaine
Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama