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To compare the pain relief during labour using a epidural local anaesthetic and an opioid versus epidural local anaesthetic and opioid along with intravenous steroid(dexamethasone)

Completed
Conditions
Age 18 yearsPrimigravidaSingle gestationCephalic presentation at ≥ 36 wk of gestationIn early spontaneous labour (cervical dilation ≤ 5 cm)Baseline pain score 30 (on a 0-100 VAS)
Registration Number
CTRI/2014/05/004596
Lead Sponsor
GMCH chandigarh
Brief Summary

Labour is the physiological process associated with severe pain, the multidimensional aspects and intensity of which far exceeds that of other conditions.Although severe pain in healthy parturient is not life-threatening, it can have numerous neuropsychological consequences.The goal of labour analgesia is to provide adequate pain relief without causing any maternal or foetal jeopardy. Continuous epidural analgesia is the most versatile and most commonly employed technique since it can be used for pain relief during labour and for subsequent vaginal delivery as well as analgesia and anaesthesia for ceasarean section, if necessary. The review of literature in the area of labour analgesia indicates that significant progress has been made with the advent of PCEA using a combination of low-concentration long-acting local anaesthetics (bupivacaine, levobupivacaine) and low-dose lipid soluble potent opioids (e.g., fentanyl).studying whether addition of a long-established safe and well-tolerated adjuvant in multimodal postoperative analgesia like dexamethasone by the intravenous route to the intrapartum labour analgesia regime reduces the total hourly consumption of the local anaesthetic-opioid combination by the epidural route.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

•American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and II •Age >18 years •Primigravida •Single gestation •Cephalic presentation at ≥ 36 wk of gestation •In early spontaneous labour (cervical dilation ≤ 5 cm) •Baseline pain score > 30 (on a 0-100 VAS) •Able to use PCEA pump •Requesting epidural analgesia for labour.

Exclusion Criteria
  • •Refusal by parturient.
  • •Parturients who had received parenteral opioids in the last 4 hours.
  • •Systemic and local sepsis.
  • •Deranged coagulation profile.
  • •Parturients having multiple pregnancies and premature labour.
  • •Obstetric complications (e.g., premature rupture of amniotic membranes).
  • •Noncephalic presentations.
  • •Allergy to study drugs, i.e. levobupivacaine and fentanyl.
  • •H/O peptic ulcer disease.
  • •Known case of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus.
  • •Patient who have received dexamethasone in last 7 days for foetal lung maturity.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hourly average consumption of levobupivacaine and fentanyl mixture, including both continuous background infusion plus bolus doses (in ml) corrected for the duration of labour.At the end of delivery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maternal satisfaction and Pain score (VAS)
Haemodynamic parameters of mother5 min for the first 20 min and then every 1 h until delivery
Sensory and motor block characteristicsSensory block at midline every 5 min for the first 20 min and then every 1 h until delivery.
Foetal heart rateContinuous foetal heart rate monitoring.
Apgar score1 and 5 minute after delivery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GMCH, Chandigarh

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Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

GMCH, Chandigarh
🇮🇳Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India
Dr Pratibha Dube
Principal investigator
9815678146
pratibhadube.dube@gmail.com

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