Investigating the Ability of Sterile Water Injections to Relieve Labour Pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anaesthesiology - Pain management; abour pain; Labour pain; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001036808
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Queensland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 6 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

In labour (spontaneous or induced)
Are equal to or greater than 16 years of age
Have a term singleton pregnancy (between 37 and 42 weeks gestation)
Have a fetus in a cephalic (head down) presentation
Experience abdominal labour pain assessed by visual analogue scale VAS as equal to or greater than 6
Are able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Multiple pregnancy
Malpresentation (breech, transverse, shoulder)
Infection or inflammation at the injection sites or complications that could cause bleeding at injection site eg. Thrombocytopenia
Serious medical condition of pregnancy (e.g. unstable hypertension, insulin controlled diabetes)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The mean difference in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores of labour pain following water injections compared to control [ 30 minutes post injection ]