A comparison of spinal and epidural analgesia for labor pain and maternal and neonatal outcomes

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015053022473N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-22

Start date

2017-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Labor analgesia. ?Delivery

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention 1: At first, one liter of ringer lactate solution will be infused. Under sterile technique, injection will be done at decabitus position. The epidural needle No.17 is inse

after extrusion of 1 cc of csf, 3.75 cc bupivacaine and 0.5 cc Fentanyl (25 microgram) which is diluted in 0.75 of normal saline will injected in this space.

Treatment - Drugs

Intervention 1: At first, one liter of ringer lactate solution will be infused. Under sterile technique, injection will be done at decabitus position. The epidural needle No.17 is inserted between L3-

Intervention 2: At first, one liter of ringer lactate solution will be infused. Under sterile technique, injection will be done at decabitus position. The spinal needle No.25 is inserted between L3-L4

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: single or twin term pregnancy, primi and multiparity, cephalic presentation, not use of narcotic drugs, no history of bleeding disorders, normal platelet and INR, no fetal distress, and mother's request for regional labor analgesia. Exclusion criteria: the mother's unwillingness to continue the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Labor analgesia. Timepoint: every 15 min. Method of measurement: by visual analogue scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Need to resucitation. Timepoint: after birth. Method of measurement: Neonate's respiratory and cardiac status.;Motor block. Timepoint: every 15 min. Method of measurement: Bramage scale.;Duration of delivery. Timepoint: after birth. Method of measurement: based on time (min).;Duration of second stage of labor. Timepoint: after birth. Method of measurement: based on time (min).;Neonate's Apgar score. Timepoint: after birth. Method of measurement: Apgar score.	—

Measure

Time frame

Need to resucitation. Timepoint: after birth. Method of measurement: Neonate's respiratory and cardiac status.;Motor block. Timepoint: every 15 min. Method of measurement: Bramage scale.;Duration of delivery. Timepoint: after birth. Method of measurement: based on time (min).;Duration of second stage of labor. Timepoint: after birth. Method of measurement: based on time (min).;Neonate's Apgar score. Timepoint: after birth. Method of measurement: Apgar score.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactLeila Pourali

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Pouralil@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3801 2477

Outcome results

None listed

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