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To determine the effect of lumbar epidural analgesia in prevention of postpartum depression

To determine the efficacy of epidural labor analgesia in prevention of postpartum depression a case controlled study - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097132
Enrollment
72
Registered
2025-11-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Epidural catheter insertion: 18 G Epidural catheter placement after local infiltration at level L3-L4,L4-L5 when cervical dilatation will reach 3-5cm Test dose of 3ml Lidocaine 1.5 %wi

Sponsors

Nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria Patient of age group of 18-30 years, planning to give birth electively via normal vaginal route American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)physical status I-III Singleton pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria Patient refusal Infection at intervention site Coagulation disorder Intracranial pathology Allergy to study drugs Active neurological/Psychiatry disease Complicated obsteteic conditions [ twin,GDM,SPE]

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the efficacy of epidural labor analgesia in prevention of postpartum depression using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [EDPS] Timepoint: At 2weeks 4weeks 6weeks from date of delivery—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To study the effect of epidural analgesia on duration of labour To study the effect of epidural analgesia on fetal outcome using APGAR score To study the maternal satisfaction using Maternal satisfaction scale.Timepoint: Pain [ vas score] measure before epidural, 30min after epidural, 2Hourly upto delivery of the baby APGAR score measure at 1min & 5min maternal satisfaction score after 24hrs of epidural catheter placement—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mohammad Parvez Khan

Kgmu Lucknow up

mpk_786@yahoo.com5222311192

Outcome results

None listed

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