Intravenous Infusion of Paracetamol for Intrapartum Analgesia of Labor

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This is a double-blind randomized trial evaluates the efficacy of intravenous infusion of Paracetamol as intrapartum analgesic in the first stage of labour.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Acetaminophen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age between 18-35 years.

2. Primigravida.

3. The gestational age between 37- 42 weeks.

4. Patient seeking analgesia.

5. Single viable fetus.

6. Vertex presentation.

7. Spontaneous onset of labor.

8. 1st stage of labor with cervical dilatation 3-4 cm ( in active phase).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Extreme of age (below 18-above 35).

2. Multiparity.

3. Multiple gestation.

4. Malpresentation.

5. Major degree of cephalopelvic disproportion.

6. Any medical disorder with pregnancy e.g., Rheumatic heart disease, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Anemia.

7. Induction of labor.

8. Cervical dilatation exceeds exceeding 4 cm.

9. Use of any other kind of analgesia before recruitment in the study.

10. Scared uterus.

11. Fetal distress.

12. Antepartum hemorrhage.

13. Intrapartum bleeding.

14. Polyhydramnios.

15. Pre-mature rupture of membranes.

16. Intra uterine infections.

17. Hypersensitivity to paracetamol.