Is Dural punctrue method better than standard method for epidural analgesia among women undergoing labour
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O80-O82- Encounter for delivery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/07/020222
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Vasanthageethan R
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Primigravida and gravida 2 patients at term in labour
2)ASA I and ASAII
3)Maternal request for epidural analgesia
4)Age group 18-35 years
5)Women in active labour with cervical dilatation more than 2-3cm
Exclusion Criteria
1)patients with contraindication to neuraxial anesthesia
2)VAS scor <50mm during an active contraction
3)Parturients with gravida3 or more
4)Parturients with multiple gestations
5)Parturients with cephalopelvic disproportion
6)Parturients with history of previous LSCS
7)History of comorbid illness like hypertension,diabetes,severe anemia,bleeding disorders,CVS/RS diseases,psychiatric/neurological disorders
8)History of APH
10)BMI >50kg/m2
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method comparing the time for onset of labour analgesia in both groupsTimepoint: time from the deposition of drugs to the feeling of tingling sensation in the leg
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)median time to achieve adequate analgesia <br/ ><br>2)Patients satisfaction <br/ ><br>3)occurrance of side effects - pruritus,sedation,nausea,vomiting,hypotension,fetal bradycardia <br/ ><br>4)VAS scores in the presence of contractions over 20m inutes time period following epidural catheter bolus <br/ ><br>5)quality of both sensory and motor block <br/ ><br>6)time to achieve complete sacral spreadTimepoint: adequate analgesia - VAS csore less than 10 mm in the presence of contraction or VAS score less than 10 mm in the absence of contraction provided that VAS score was still less than 10 mm during the next contraction <br/ ><br>