Pregnancy and Childbirth Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Labour Rectal Analgesia Study
Sponsors
Nil
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All pregnant women from 37 weeks’ gestational age and above with singleton pregnancy and fetus in cephalic presentation that are admitted into the labour ward for vaginal delivery or induction of labour shall be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The pregnant women with the following conditions would be excluded from the study. These include women with multiple gestation, abnormal foetal lie such as transverse or oblique lie, uterine masses such as fibroids, antepartum haemorrhage, fetal congenital anomaly, polyhydramnios, and oligohydramnios. Others are preterm labour, pre-labour rupture of membranes, and pregnant women who are unsure of their LMP or no dating ultrasound scan done before 13 weeks’ gestational age. Also, pregnant women that present in advanced first stage of labour or second stage of labour shall be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome will be to compare the differences in the mean pain scores across the groups and maternal satisfaction ratings after intervention. The baseline pain score before drug administration shall be assessed within 10 minutes before the drug is administered. After drug administration, the pain score shall be assessed in the following intervals, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome will be to compare the differences in maternal and perinatal outcomes such as duration of labour, caesarean delivery, genital tear, febrile illness, time of initiation of breastfeeding and self care. Also symptoms like vomiting or urinary problem. The perinatal outcome include apgar scores, febrile illness, admission to neonatal intensive care unit. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactGabriel Adim
Hospital Administrator
Outcome results
None listed