Effect of painless delivery with epidural analgesia on occurrence postpartum depressio
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/04/033031
- Lead Sponsor
- Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 62
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and II
Age >18 years
Primigravida
Single gestation
Cephalic presentation at >= 37 completed weeks of gestation
In early spontaneous labor (cervical dilation <= 5 cm)
Baseline pain score > 30 (on a 0-100 VAS)
Able to use PCEA pump
Parturient consenting to participate in the study
Refusal by parturient.
Obesity (weight >100kg)
Parturient who had received oral or parenteral analgesics in the last 4 hours.
Systemic and local sepsis.
Deranged coagulation profile.
Preterm labor ( <37th completed week i.e., <259 days)
Obstetric complications (e.g., premature rupture of amniotic membranes, eclampsia, antepartum hemorrhage).
Foetus with a non-re-assuring non-stress test
Foetus with known or suspected congenital abnormalities
Allergy to study drugs, i.e., levobupivacaine, fentanyl
Patient with Diabetes (either pre-existing or gestational) or history of immunosuppression
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postpartum depression score using EPDS questionnaire at 6 weeks post-partum.Timepoint: Postpartum depression score using EPDS questionnaire at 6 weeks post-partum.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maternal satisfaction (VAS) <br/ ><br>Pain score (VAS) <br/ ><br>Sensory and motor block characteristics <br/ ><br>Hemodynamic parameters of mother <br/ ><br>Fetal heart rate <br/ ><br>Duration of second stage of labor <br/ ><br>Mode of delivery <br/ ><br>Apgar scores <br/ ><br>Adverse effects <br/ ><br>Timepoint: During duration of labour