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The Impact of Lying Posture Angles on the Pain Outcomes in Parturients Receiving Epidural Analgesia: A Clinical Randomized Trial

The Impact of Lying Posture Angles on the Pain Outcomes in Parturients Receiving Epidural Analgesia: A Clinical Randomized Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400086351
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-06-28
Start date
2024-08-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-14

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

Conditions

Pain on parturients

Interventions

the experimental group:bed head raised at a 30-degree angle
the control group:bed head raised at a 15-degree angle

Sponsors

Yuanlin Christian Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1)Parturients undergoing natural childbirth with preplaced epidural catheters will be included. Anesthesia analgesics will be administered when the parturients feel intolerable pain. (2)Pregnancy between 35 to 41 weeks gestation. (3)Language use will include Mandarin and Taiwanese dialect. (4)Legal age requirement is 18 years or above. (5)Anesthesia risk assessment (ASA) grade I or II. (6)Body mass index (BMI) ranging from 14.35 to 40.15 km/m2: Since there are no specific BMI ranges for parturients, the BMI range of parturients receiving epidural analgesia in a certain hospital in Changhua throughout the entire year of 2022, excluding outliers, will be statistically calculated and used as the BMI range for this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1)Contraindications to pain-relieving childbirth methods include conditions such as increased intracranial pressure, platelet count less than 100,000, and presence of infection at the skin puncture site. (2)Individuals with mental abnormalities. (3)Substance abusers. (4)Parturients undergoing natural childbirth who directly use anesthesia analgesics after the placement of an epidural catheter. (5)Cesarean section patients. (6)Cases where anesthesia analgesics are used within 30 minutes of starting administration after enrollment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAPS;SF-MPQ;The sensation of soreness during childbirth.;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJhan chih su

Yuanlin Christian Hospital

umy622@yahoo.com.tw+886 911 109 296

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 17, 2026