None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA grade I and II parturients 2. Consent for project 3. More than 36 weeks of gestation 4. Single live term fetus with vertex presentation 5. Uncomplicated active labour with cervical dilatation >= 3 cm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unwilling mother 2. ASA > II 3. B.M.I. more than 30 4. Parturientâ??s height 5. Age 6. Difficult intubation 7. Contraindication for epidural catheter placement 8. Complicated obstetric history 9. Sensitivity to study drug 10. Administration of IV analgesics within 1 hr of epidural request
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain relief on Visual analogue score 0 to 10 Motor block assesed by Bromage score Dose requirement of Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine and Fentanyl Incidence of Instrumental deliveries.Timepoint: Pain score (VAS)and Motor block and requirement of drugs all at the begining of labour and during labour and at the end of labour Instrumental deliveries at the end of labour. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal Haemodynamic stability Neonatal outcome assessed by Virginia Apgar score Duration of labour onset of analgesia Incidence of side effects cost effectiveness Timepoint: At the begining of labour and during labour and at the end of labour. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical college and general hospital