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The optimal interval time of 0.075% ropivacaine and 0.4 µg/mL dexmedetomidine 8 mL by dural puncture technique for epidural labor analgesia: a biased coin up-and-down sequential allocation trial

The optimal interval time of 0.075% ropivacaine and 0.4 µg/mL dexmedetomidine 8 mL by dural puncture technique for epidural labor analgesia: a biased coin up-and-down sequential allocation trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300078015
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-11-27
Start date
2024-12-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

None

Interventions

Test group:Set different PIEB interval times

Sponsors

Peking University First Hospital Ningxia Women's and Children's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged >= 18 years old; 2. Primipara with singleton, full-term, cephalic pregnancy and planned vaginal delivery; 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade II-III; 4. Cervical dilation < 5 cm; 5. Agree to receive intrathecal labor analgesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications to intraspinal puncture (previous history of central nervous system infection, history of spinal and intraspinal diseases, systemic infection, skin or soft tissue infection at the puncture site, coagulation dysfunction); 2. Gestational hypertension; 3. Body mass index (BMI) >= 35kg/m2; 4. Patients who received sedatives within 4 hours before epidural analgesia; 5. Allergy to local anesthetics or dexmedetomidine; 6. Prenatal bradycardia (HR < 60 bpm) or hypotension (SBP < 90mmHg); 7. Investigators or attending physicians deem it inappropriate to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The 90% effective interval time of 0.075% ropivacaine and 0.4 µg/mL dexmedetomidine 8 mL by dural puncture technique for epidural labor analgesia;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
VAS score;Plane of sensory block;Motor block of the lower limbs;Maternal adverse outcomes;Maternal satisfaction;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQiaoli Yin

Peking University First Hospital Ningxia Women's and Children's Hospital

982426110@qq.com+86 134 6957 7852

Outcome results

None listed

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