Labour Analgesia
Conditions
Brief summary
Comparison of Intradermal sterile water injection with diclofenac for relief of labour associated bachache
Interventions
WE will compare effectiveness of intradermal sterile water injection with intramuscular diclofenal
DRUGDiclofenac
comparing effectiveness of diclofenac with intradermal sterile water injection
Sponsors
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Caregiver, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pregnant females in active stage of labour
Exclusion criteria
* females asking for epidural
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain relief | 6 months | relief of labour associated bachache using visual analogue pain scale. Scale is from 0 to 10 score. Score 0 means no pain and Score 10 keans worst possible pain. 1-2 Score: Mild pain 3-4 score: moderate pain 5-6 score: severe pain 7-8 score: very severe 9-10: worst pain possible Having lower scores means better outcome in terms of pain relief |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed