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Intravenous Lidocaine to Prevent Post-Fundal Pressure Headache During Cesarean Section

RecruitingPhase 3

Sponsor: Tanta University

Conditions: Intravenous Lidocaine, Fundal Pressure, Headache

Interventions: Lidocaine IV, Saline 0.9%

Countries: Egypt

This prospective randomized controlled multicenter study will be conducted to evaluate the effects of pre-emptive IV lidocaine dose on the incidence and severity of intraoperative headache that may occur after the extra-abdominal manual uterine fundal pressure in patients undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.

Eligibility overview

Sex: FEMALE

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged ≥ 18 years
* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status II
* Scheduled for elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients declined to participate in the trial,
* Patients with history of any type of headache, mental illness, or cerebrovascular diseases
* Previous epidural insertion for painless labor or any other indications;
* Patients on opioid or analgesic medications;
* Those with pregnancy-induced hypertension or diabetic patients,
* Allergy to lidocaine;
* Contraindication or failure of spinal anesthesia.

Locations (1)

Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt