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Multicenter Study of Chloroprocaine Versus Ropivacaine for Epidural Labor Analgesia

Phase 4
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Obstetric Labor
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06472232
Lead Sponsor
Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University
Brief Summary

Women requiring epidural labor analgesia were randomized into two groups, one with the local anesthetic chloroprocaine and the other with ropivacaine. The primary outcome was to observe the analgesic scores of the two groups of drugs as well as adverse reactions.

Detailed Description

Mothers who met the study criteria vertebrae were included and then divided into two groups. Labor analgesia was provided by epidural anesthesia with a low concentration of local anesthetic (chloroprocaine or ropivacaine) combined with sufentanil. Data related to labor analgesia such as pain scores, motor tissue scores, and body temperature were collected and statistically analyzed to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of the two local anesthetics and to draw conclusions.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
356
Inclusion Criteria
  • Primigravid women with full-term pregnancies scheduled for labor analgesia
  • Determination of labor onset to cervical dilatation ≤ 5cm;
  • Visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score during contractions >50 mm (0 mm = no pain at all, 100 mm = most intense pain);
  • Age ≥20 years;
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification II
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 30 kg/m2
  • Height >155 cm
  • Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Twin or multiple pregnancies
  • Hypertension
  • Severe cardiopulmonary and hepatic or renal disease
  • Severe pregnancy comorbidities such as preeclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, placenta praevia, placental abruption, etc.
  • Cephalopelvic disproportion
  • History of allergy to local anesthesia
  • Spinal deformity
  • Contraindications to intrathecal anesthesia
  • Refusal to participate in the stud

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Chloroprocaine groupChloroprocaineSelection of local anesthetics for epidural labor analgesia with low concentration of chloroprocaine combined with sufentanil
Ropivacaine groupChloroprocaineSelection of local anesthetics for epidural labor analgesia with low concentration of ropivacaine combined with sufentanil
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of effective analgesia30 min after the first epidural addition at the beginning of labor analgesia

Percentage of effective analgesia within 30 min after the first epidural addition at the beginning of labor analgesia in both groups

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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