The analgesic effects of bupivacaine with fentanyl, dexamethasone or midazolam combinations for labour analgesia

The analgesic effects of bupivacaine with fentanyl, dexamethasone or midazolam combinations for labour analgesia: a comparative study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14778465

Enrollment

152

Registered

2026-04-28

Start date

2024-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-05-11

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Conditions

Labour analgesia Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Spinal anaesthesia/analgesia will be carried out on each participant using the drug mixtures assigned to the various groups to manage their labour pain. History will be taken from all the subjects a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Consented labouring women 2. Classified as ASA I and ASA II (American Society of Anaesthesiologist) 3. Cervical dilatation of 4cm-6cm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications to spinal anaesthesia 2. Allergic to any of the proposed drugs 3. ASA III classification and above 4. Cannot consent for themselves

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactSylvanus Kampo

skampo@cktutas.edu.gh+233 559355229/ 208343773

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 16, 2026