Overview

Labor Analgesia With Ropivacaine and Clonidine

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2001-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of the present study was to examine, for pain relief during labor, the efficacy of two pharmacological approaches - the 0.125% ropivacaine alone and the 0.0625% ropivacaine added to 75 ug clonidine, both by epidural administration. The effect of the drugs on mother and newborn was also determined.
Details
Lead Sponsor:
UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp
Collaborators:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu, Brasil
Treatments:
Clonidine
Ropivacaine