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A trial to check if breathing techniques helps pain killing effects of epidural analgesia or not

Comparative Study of epidural analgesia using ropivacaine and fentanyl VS epidural analgesia using ropivacaine and fentanyl with Breathing Technique during Labour - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/085896
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-04-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: 1- Obstetrics

Interventions

Intervention1: Breathing techniques: This group will receive epidural analgesia using a combination of 12ml of Ropivacaine 0.125% and Fentanyl 25mcg along with Lamaze breathing technique. Control Inte

Sponsors

Dr Shivangi Patel
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: single pregnancy cephalic position primi gravida 37-42 weeks of pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: contraindications to epidural analgesia maternal complications of pregnancy maternal medical condition allergy yo local anaesthetic agent inability to communicate refusal of epidural analgesia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the effectiveness of epidural analgesia alone versus epidural analgesia combined with breathing techniques in reducing pain intensity during active labor, as assessed by Visual Analog ScaleTimepoint: at 15 minutes, 30 minutes 1 hour and every hourly till delivery happens.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess maternal satisfaction with pain relief & overall childbirth experience between the two groupsTimepoint: maternal mean arterial pressure & heart rate at 15 minutes, 30 minutes 1 hour & then every hourly till delivery happens;comparison of neonatal apgar score between both the groupsTimepoint: Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes;to assess the number of top up dose needed in both the groupsTimepoint: this observation dose not need time frame as it counts number of doses given till startpoint till delivery of child happens

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr shivangi Patel

GMERS Medical College Junagadh

shivangipatel133@gmail.com919408575739

Outcome results

None listed

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