Health Condition 1: null- Women in first stage of labour
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Patients of ASA (American society of anaesthesiologist) physical status 1 & 2 2 Between ages of 18 & 35 years 3 Height in cm between 140-170cm.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 any co morbidities which is uncontrolled (hypertension, diabetes, hypo or hyperthyroidism) 2 spine deformity 3 patients with indications for caesarean section(like cephalopelvic disproportionate, fetal distress,previous caesarean section,failed induction) 4 patient who receive any other form of analgesia 5 Patients on any drugs like anticoagulants, antiplatelets.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To compare adequacy of analgesia in parturients receiving labour epidural with 0.15% and 0.2% ropivacaine during first and second stage of labour, by assessing analgesia using visual analogue score at 15 minutes after epidural catheterization.Timepoint: 1. To compare adequacy of analgesia in parturients receiving labour epidural with 0.15% and 0.2% ropivacaine during first and second stage of labour, by assessing analgesia using visual analogue score at 15 minutes after epidural catheterization. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To assess the time taken for the onset of analgesia in women receiving labour analgesia with ropivacaine (0.15% and 0.2%): 2. To assess the incidence of motor blockade, incidence of instrumental delivery & caesarean section in the above population. Timepoint: 1.within first 10 minutes 2.at the end of study | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Bangalore baptist hospital