Comparison of the effects of direct administration via epidural needle and administration via epidural catheter on the onset time of labor analgesia and the effect of labor analgesia

Increased speed of direct epidural injection accelerates the onset of labour analgesia: a prospective randomised controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000039936

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-11-14

Start date

2020-11-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-22

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Conditions

Natural birth

Interventions

Group A:epidural needle

Group B:epidural catheter

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects classified as II or III by American Society of anesthesiologists; 2. Subjects 150-170 cm in height; 3. Subjects weighing 60-100 kg; 4. Subjects >= 37 gestational weeks; 5. Subjects with spontaneous labor pain and VAS score > 5; 6. Primiparas with cervical dilatation of 2-4 cm; 7. Primiparas who had uterine contraction at least once in 5 minutes and required intraspinal analgesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with heart and brain dysfunction; 2. Patients who received opioid injection before operation; 3. Patients with spinal deformity, multiple pregnancy, premature delivery, diabetes mellitus or gestational diabetes mellitus; 4. Patients with contraindications of intraspinal block.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
modified Bromage score;foetal bradycardia;mode of delivery;Apgar scores;total dosage of PCA administered;	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the onset of analgesia;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhou Min

Department of Anesthesiology, Fujian maternal and Child Health Hospital

zm405@163.com+86 13850101696

Outcome results

None listed

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