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Study PIEB vs PIEB: the Dose is it Variable According to the Patients

Completed
Conditions
Anesthesia, Epidural
Pregnancy
Registration Number
NCT03690271
Lead Sponsor
Rennes University Hospital
Brief Summary

the main objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of three groups of epidurals with three different programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB)settings.

Detailed Description

In a PIEB, the concentration of local anesthetics administered is standardized in the services according to the recommendations. What is left to the judgement of the clinician, taking care of the patient during the work, is the administered dose. This often varies according to clinician deductions that take notice of height, weight, previous pregnancies In the CHU of Rennes, three dosages are used in common practice. The objective by comparing these three dosages is to show if there is a significant difference between the groups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
170
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient over 18 years old.
  • Pregnant patient, during labor, live fetus, for whom a PIEB is desired / programmed.
  • Patient not objecting to their participation in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Hemostasis disorder contraindicated the epidural
  • Eclampsia
  • Caesarean section straightaway
  • Patient under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice).

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of additional injections during work.two days after infclusion
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes

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Rennes, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes
🇫🇷Rennes, France

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