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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2020/02/023369
CTRI/2020/02/023369Not yet recruitingPhase 4

Comparison of the efficacy of the two techniques, programmed intermittent epidural boluses (PIEB) plus patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) and continuous epidural infusion (CEI) plus patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) on the consumption of levobupivacaine and fentanyl mixture in labouring parturients.

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care0 sites0 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • 1.American Society of Anaesthesiologists , ASA grade 1 and grade 2
  • 2.Age more than 18 years.
  • 3.Primigravida.
  • 4.Single gestation.
  • 4.Cephalic presentation at 36 or more weeks of gestation.
  • 5.In early spontaneous labour, cervical dilatation of 5 cm or less.
  • 6.Baseline pain score of more than 30.
  • 7.Able to use PCEA pump.
  • 8.Requesting epidural analgesia for labour.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion Criteria
  • 1.Refusal by parturient.
  • 2.Parturients who had recieved parenteral opiods in the last 24 hours.
  • 3.Systemic and local sepsis.
  • 4.Deranged coagulation profile.
  • 5.Parturients having multiple pregnancies and premature labour.
  • 6.Obstetric complications example premature rupture of amniotic membranes.
  • 7.Chorioamnionitis.
  • 8.HELLP syndrome.
  • 9.Noncephalic presentations.
  • 10.Allergy to study drugs , levobupivacaine and fentanyl.

Investigators

Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

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