Epidural Analgesia During Labour

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Randomized single blind trial based on comparing the way the local anesthetic is dosificated during labour. The pain control is evaluated and compared with both dosage techniques (PCEA vs PIEB)using levobupivacaine and fentanyl. The primary objective is to see no differences in pain control(VAS, Visual Analog Scale). The secondary goals are the differences in motor block(Bromage Scale), satisfaction (Likert Scale), the outcome (eutocic, instrumental o cesarean section), second stage of labour time, newborn´s Apgar and pH and total dosis and secondary effects of local anesthetic.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital del Río Hortega
• Treatments: Levobupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 20- 40 years-old women

• Primiparous women

• Dilatation 3- 7 cm

• No risk illnesses for epidural block

• No risk pregnancy

• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Illnesses which are a risk for pregnancy

• Multiparous women

• Contraindicated diseases for epidural block

• Women who can not understand the procedure

• Women who do not want to sign the informed consent

• Patients with drug´s allergy