Comparison Between Diclofenac and Sterile Water Injection for Relief of Labour Associated Bachache

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Labour Analgesia
• Interventions: Drug: Sterile Water Injection; Drug: Diclofenac

• Registration Number: NCT07203651
• Lead Sponsor: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Comparison of Intradermal sterile water injection with diclofenac for relief of labour associated bachache

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-22
• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-24
• Study First Posted: 2025-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2025-10-02
• Study Completion: 2026-07-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant females in active stage of labour

Exclusion Criteria

• females asking for epidural

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
group receiving intradermal sterile water injection	Sterile Water Injection	-
Group receiving diclofenac injection	Diclofenac	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain relief	6 months	relief of labour associated bachache using visual analogue pain scale. Scale is from 0 to 10 score. Score 0 means no pain and Score 10 keans worst possible pain.; 1-2 Score: Mild pain 3-4 score: moderate pain 5-6 score: severe pain 7-8 score: very severe 9-10: worst pain possible Having lower scores means better outcome in terms of pain relief

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan