Tramadol for Labour Analgesia in Low Risk Primiparous Women
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Tramadol is a centrally acting synthetic analgesic used to treat moderate to moderately
severe pain. It has been previously evaluated as a method to reduce pain during labour, but
there is always some fear related to its effects (neonatal respiratory depression). The
purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of subcutaneous tramadol in regards to pain
during labour, duration of labour and neonatal outcomes.