Comparison Of Three Different Concentrations of Levobupivacaine for epidural labour analgesia: Clinical Effect and Pharmacokinetic Profile
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and ChildbirthPregnancy
- Registration Number
- PACTR201703002099811
- Lead Sponsor
- Mohamed Shehta Asfour
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
The parturients were 20 to 40 years of age with vertex presentation and cervical dilatation less than 4 cm and having at least one contraction every 5 minutes, with gestational age more than 38 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
Parturients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (e.g., pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) or with a history of cardiac, liver, or kidney diseases were excluded from the study. Subjects with history of allergy to amide local anesthetics were also excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1-Sensory block characteristics The onset of sensory block was determined by the time from injection of the epidural bolus dose till the occurrence of the first painless contraction and the achievement of VAS less than 3. The VAS was assessed at 30 minutes interval till delivery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The motor block The motor block was assessed according to the modified Bromage scale