About this trial

This study aims to compare the analgesic efficacy of the transversalis fascia plane (TFP) block and intrathecal dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing cesarean section (CS).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age from 18 to 40 years.

American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status II.

Women undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.

Disqualifiers

Contraindication to spinal anesthesia.

Women with body mass index >40 kg/m2.

Pregnancy-induced hypertension

Local infection at the site of injection.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Transversalis fascia plane block
  • Intrathecal dexmedetomidine

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Tanta University31527, TantaEl-Gharbia, Egypt

Sponsors and collaborators

Tanta University

Lead sponsor