Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Intravenous infusion of Paracetamol for labor analgesia: Paracetamol also known as acetaminophen mediates its action by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis,it inhibits the COX pathway in
Sponsors
Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients for intented vaginal delivery in active phase of labor with cervical dilatation from 4-6cm 2.Gestational age (37-41 weeks) 3.Spontaneous or induced Labor 4.Age (18-35 years) 5. Primigravida / Multigravida(upto parity 1) 6.Singlenton pregnancy with viable fetus 7.Vertex presentation 8.Patients not a candidate for neuraxial analgesia for various reasons(not willing/presence of contraindications,etc.) 9.Non scarred uterus
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Medical disorder - Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus, Rheumatic heart disease, chronic hypertension,Severe anaemia, Liver disease , Renal disease and Epilepsy 2.Preclampsia ,Eclampsia 3.Gestational diabetes mellitus on insulin therapy. 4.Use of any other kind of analgesia before recruitment in study. 5.Non reassuring fetal heart rate 6.Antepartum haemorrhage 7.Polyhydramnios,Intrauterine growth restriction 8.Chorioamnionitis 9.Hypersenstivity to paracetamol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analogue score assessment of labor analgesiaTimepoint: At start of giving drug, at 1 hour and 3 hours of drug adminstration | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of active phase of first stage of labor, duration of second stage of labor, fetal bradycardia, mode of delivery,respiratory depression in baby, neonatal apgar score,NICU admissionsTimepoint: From start of giving drug till the time of discharge from hospital | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSania Jindal
Government medical college and hospital sector 32 chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed