Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: GROUP A- 0.0625% ropivacaine with fentanyl 2mcg/ml: After epidural is put and test dose given bolus dose of 8 ml (same combination) given. background infusion of 8ml/hr (same combinatio
Sponsors
Umaid Hospital Dr SNMedical College Jodhpur
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: healthy primi gravida women with a singleton fetus in cephalic presentation at term (>= 37 weeksâ?? gestation), who will request epidural analgesia; an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class 2; no contraindications for epidural analgesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: BMI more than 35 kg/m2 ; gestational diabetes; hypertensive disorders; induced labor; premature rupture of membranes ( >18 h duration); fetal growth retardation or a fetus with physical abnormalities. Patients will be excluded from the study if any complications develop that requires cessation of the epidural infusion. This includes patients who have ineffective analgesia, in whom there will be a need to change LA concentration or study design.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To find the optimum concentration of ropivacaine from three low dose concentations (0.0625%, 0.1%,0.125%) for effective labour pain management in terms of total dose of L.A. used (mg).Timepoint: Till the end of labour. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of episodes of breakthrough pains, satisfaction with labour analgesia, pain management efficacy, incidence of motor block and maternal and fetal side effects.Timepoint: Till the end of labour. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDR SHIKHA SONI
DR. S.N.MEDICAL COLLEGE AND ASSOCIATED GROUP OF HOSPITALS, JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN
Outcome results
None listed