Comparison of the effect of applying a small puncture on dura with a thin needle and proceeding to routine labor epidural with just routine labor epidural on the onset and duration of labor analgesia

Effect of Dural Puncture Epidural technique on Onset and Duration of Labor Analgesia:A Randomized Control Trial - DPET

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/09/015778

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Health Condition 2: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention1: DPE group: No drugs is given through the dural puncture. 20ml of 0.1% ropivacaine with 1.5mcg/ml of fentanyl is given as a bolus through the epidural catheter. Control Intervention1: CE

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA 1 and 2 parturient in active labor

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hypersensitivity to study drugs,bleeding disorders, decreased platelet counts, local or systemic sepsis, hypertensive disorders, pre-existing cardiac diseases, a history of drug abuse and parturient refusal.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of onset and duration of analgesia of dural puncture technique with conventional epiduralTimepoint: delivery of baby	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the quality of analgesia, neonatal outcome and side effectsTimepoint: delivery of baby	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNitu PV

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham-0

nituveesundeep@gmail.com09495962020

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026