Comparison of dural puncture epidural technique with standard epidural technique in labor analgesia.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/09/021307
- Lead Sponsor
- MDM Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1) Parturients in established labour with cervical dilation 3-5 c.m. and having satisfactory uterine contractions.
2) Singleton pregnancy with vertex presentation at term.
3) Primigravida or gravida 2.
4) Age 18 years or above, weight less than 100kg, height 150 cm or more.
Exclusion Criteria
1)Patient refusal.
2)Any fetal anomalies.
3)History of coagulation disorders.
4)Any contraindications to neuraxial anaesthesia.
5)History of allergy to local anaesthetics.
6)Any obstetric complications.
7)Medical disorders complicating pregnancy (i.e., preeclampsia, gestational diabetes).
8)Increased risk of a cesarean delivery (i.e., history of uterine anomaly or surgery, morbid obesity,Previous LSCS).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)To evaluate total consumption of local anaesthetic& fentanyl for duration of epidural labour analgesia. <br/ ><br>2)Presence of sacral dermatome (S1) blockade (either unilateral or bilateral). <br/ ><br>3)To observe the effect of ropivacaine and fentanyl on duration of labour and side effects, if any. <br/ ><br>4)To evaluate the maternal satisfaction. <br/ ><br>5)To assess the incidence of breakthrough pain. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Till Delivery <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)To evaluate the effect of ropivacaine and fentanyl on maternal haemodynamic parameters, VAS score in labour analgesia. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2)To evaluate the effect of ropivacaine and fentanyl on neonatal outcome in term of FHR, APGAR score at one and five minutes. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 5 minutes after delivery