Prediction of Post-Cesarean Section Pain

Status:	Completed
Conditions:	Post-Surgical Pain
Therapuetic Areas:	Musculoskeletal
Healthy:	No
Age Range:	18 - 50
Updated:	4/2/2016
Start Date:	November 2008
End Date:	November 2013
Contact:	Lisa Y Flint, BS
Email:	lyflint@u.washington.edu
Phone:	(206) 543-7817

The purpose of this study is to determine if dynamic psychophysical testing along with
genetic screening will allow to identify pre-operatively women who will suffer severe acute
pain post-operatively and the subset who may experience chronic pain following cesarean
section.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Women age 18-50 scheduled for an elective cesarean section (1st or 2nd cesarean
section)

Exclusion Criteria:

Women who:

- have taken opioids, acetaminophen, or NSAIDs 48 hrs prior to psychophysical testing

- have had more than two previous cesarean sections

- have a vertical abdominal incision from a prior cesarean section

- are non-English speaking

- have mental health issues

- have a failure of spinal anesthetic and require conversion to general anesthesia

- have a vertical uterine incision performed during ongoing cesarean section

- have a previous vertical uterine scar discovered during ongoing cesarean section

We found this trial at

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Stanford University

450 Serra Mall
Stanford, California 94305

(650) 723-2300