Intramuscular Paracetamol Versus Intramuscular Tramadol as an Intrapartum Labour Analgesia: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- PACTR202203615684194
- Lead Sponsor
- Ebere Ikenna
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
1) booked pregnant women
2) spontaneous onset of labour
3) term singleton fetus, in cephalic presentation
4) no contraindication to vaginal delivery
5) consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Refusal to give consent
2.Patients with multiple gestation
3.Patients who presented at a gestational age below 37 weeks
4.Patients with history narcotics dependency
5.Patients with cardiopulmonary depression
6.Fetal distress
7.Intrauterine fetal death
8.Antepartum haemorrhage
9.History of recent chronic liver disease
10.Vaginal birth after Caeserean section
11.Breech presenting fetuses
12.History of renal disease
13.Known allergy to acetaminophen/tramadol
14.Any contraindication to vaginal delivery
15.Induced labour
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The efficacy of paracetamol or tramadol in achieving labour analgesia using the visual analogue scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Total duration of the labour event.<br>2.Presence of adverse maternal or foetal effect<br>3.Need for additional analgesia<br>4.Maternal satisfaction<br>