PIEB Compared With CEI on Breakthrough Pain in Nulliparous Women
Status:
RECRUITING
Trial end date:
2026-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the impact of programmed intermittent bolus epidural analgesia technique on the incidence of breakthrough pain during labor in nulliparous women compared to continuous epidural infusion.
Nulliparous women will randomly be divided during labor into two groups; study group will receive mix of Bupivacaine and fentanyl once (bolus) every 60 minutes; the control group will receive continuously the same dose during an hour, until delivery.