Randomized, Controlled, Double Blind, to Evaluate the Postpartum Analgesia With Epidural Morphine: Analgesic Effect of Two Different Doses Compared to Placebo

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This study aims to assess the analgesic effect of two different doses of epidural morphine for postpartum analgesia management. Previous studies have shown that conventional management of postpartum pain (acetaminophen, NSAIDs) is insufficient, in the investigators country is wasted using the epidural catheter is placed as part of the analgesic management of pregnant women in labor.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Treatments: Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients postpartum vaginal conventional analgesia management of your labor

• ASA II

• Do not include patients with history of allergy to morphine.

• Patients who agreed to be included in the study but did not sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Submit a complication that makes it difficult postoperative pain assessment or adverse effects after surgery.

• Patients who, after having been included, express their desire to be excluded. Patients with incomplete follow-up.id

• Did not include patients who have absolute contraindications for epidural anesthesia, or could not provide informed consent, as in the following cases: local infection at the site of administration, systemic infection, bleeding disorders, disease of the spine , mental patients, drug history, sleep apnea, history of headache post-puncture headache or frequent any kind.