Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Primi parturients with a singleton pregnancy, term (37weeks to 41 weeks+6days) gestation, cephalic presentation in the active first stage of labor willing for epidural analgesia Age 18- 35 years Height >145 cm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ï?? Patients who are not consenting to the study ï?? Any contraindication to vaginal delivery ï?? Non-reassuring N.S.T. ï?? Cephalopelvic disproportion ï?? Coagulopathies ï?? Prior history of depression or anxiety ï?? Contraindications to epidural analgesia ï?? History of smoking or alcoholism
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the level of association between COMT gene polymorphism and labor anxiety and analgesia in pregnant women.Timepoint: Baseline, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours,6 hours, 12 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To analyze if any incidentally found mutation in the COMT gene leads to decreased pain sensitivity.Timepoint: 1 min, 5min, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
BLDE(DU),SHRI B.M. PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE, HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE