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Efficacy of Single Dose Rectal Diclofenac With Oral Diclofenac for the Relief of Perineal Pain Within 24 Hours After Episiotomy

NCT06220279 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 146

Last updated 2024-01-23

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Summary

Episiotomy is the commonest surgical procedure performed on parturient. It is usually associated with perineal pain which is particularly severe in the first 24 hours post repair. Perineal pain after episiorrhaphy if not adequately managed puts the woman into painful distress thus preventing good immediate post-partum care for the newborn. The aim is to compare the efficacy of single dose rectal diclofenac with oral diclofenac for the relief of perineal pain within 24 hours after episiotomy repair at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki.

Conditions

  • Pain Relief After Episiotomy

Interventions

DRUG

Diclofenac

Each were monitored for pain within 24 hours

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-01
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • Nigeria

Study Locations

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