Effect of Epidural Analgesia on the Length of Labor and Delivery and Fetal Outcomes

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02396563

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-03-24

Start date

2016-06-30

Completion date

2017-12-31

Last updated

2016-03-09

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Conditions

Epidural Analgesia, Labor, Nulliparous

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in the duration of the first and second stage of labor in nulliparous women , with or without epidural analgesia. The investigators hypothesize that the duration of the first stage of labor will be no different in nulliparous patients, while the duration of the second stage will be longer in patient with analgesia.

Interventions

PROCEDUREepidural analgesia

DRUGRopivacaine

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Nulliparous * \> 18 years old * term (\>37 weeks gestation) * singleton * vertex pregnancies

Exclusion criteria

* Non-vertex presentation * cervical dilation \> 4.0cm

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
duration of labor	Onset of contractions or rupture of membrances to delivery

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Presence or absence of fetal heart rate decelerations	Time of first analgesic dose to 60 minutes
fetal tachycardia	Time of first analgesic dose to 60 minutes

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026