To find out whether low dose of Ketamine can provide effective and safe analgesia during labour.
Phase 2
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2008/091/000264
- Lead Sponsor
- nil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
All parturient, with no antenatal risk factors and expected to have a normal vaginal delivery will be included in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Women with cardiac disease, gestational hypertension, epilepsy, known psychiatric disorder, multifetal pregnancy, cephalopelvic disproportion and previous caesarean section will be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the efficacy of low dose ketamine in providing obstetric analgesiaTimepoint: 10 point visual analogue scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To observe if this regimen has any side effects on the mother, the progress of labor and the fetusTimepoint: Mother- progress of labor,haemodynamic parameters, sedation, hallucinations and sleep disturbances. Baby- APGAR score at 1 and 5 minutes,the cord blood pH