Does adding a TAP block with low-dose ropivacaine help after cesarean birth?

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional trial compares a Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block using ropivacaine 0.2% at 0.4 ml/kg per side to the hospital's traditional analgesia after cesarean section. Participants receive spinal anesthesia and are randomized to TAP plus standard care or standard care alone, with pain scores and opioid use tracked during the first 24 hours and recovery quality assessed. The TAP group uses ultrasound guidance for block placement, followed by a defined postoperative analgesia regimen, while the control group follows the hospital’s usual analgesia protocol. The study measures postoperative pain, opioid consumption, and 24-hour recovery outcomes to determine the added value of the TAP block. Eligible patients are those undergoing cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia, excluding those with certain anesthesia or obstetric emergencies.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

pregnant patient anaesthesia type for c-section: spinal

Exclusion Criteria:

general anaesthesia for c-section combined spinal/epidural anaethesia for c-section hipertensive emergencies in obstetrics haemorrhage emergencies in obstetrics

Where it's running

• County Emergency Clinical Hospital of Targu Mureș
  Târgu Mureş, Mureș County, Romania Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Matild Keresztes — Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș
• Study coordinator: Matild Keresztes, Medical doctor
• Email: keresztesmatild@gmail.com
• Phone: +40741784066

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.