A clinical trial to study the effect of analgesia during labour on post partum depressio

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• Registration Number: CTRI/2016/04/006888
• Lead Sponsor: Government Medical College and Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

ASA Grade 1 and 2

Age more than 18 years

Primigravida Single gestation

Cephalic presentation at 37 completed weeks of gestation

In early spontaneous labour(cervical dilation < 5cm)

Baseline pain score >30(on a VAS of 0-100)

Able to use PCEA pump

Parturients consenting to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal by parturient

Patient failing to understand the functioning of PCEA pump and VAS scoring

History of psychiatric disorder(GHQ12 >2)

Obesity(Wt >100kg)

Parturients who have received oral or parenteral analgesics in the last 4 hours

Systemic and local sepsis

Deranged coagulation profile

Preterm labour( <37 commpleted weeks)

Obstetric complications(eg., PROM)

Foetus with a non re-assuring NST

Foetus with known or suspected congenital anomalies

Allergy to study drugs i.e., levobupivacaine, fentanyl

Patient with Diabetes(pre-existing or gestational) or history of immunosuppression.

Patients with hypertension on methyldopa

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified