Status:

COMPLETED

Sacral Spread of Sensory Block After Dural Puncture Epidural Technique Compared With Epidural for Labour Analgesia

Lead Sponsor:

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Conditions:

Labor Pain

Analgesia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Neuraxial labor analgesia is a very widely used technique for labor pain relief with a high efficacy and safety. EA (Epidural analgesia) can guarantee a proper control of pain in 95-100% of cases in t...

Detailed Description

Labor pain is acute pain, with a sudden onset, limited duration, high intensity and an evolving character consisting of a visceral and a somatic component1. Many dermatomes are involved, unlike other ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • nulliparous;
  • 36 - 42 gestational week;
  • active stage of labor;
  • less than 5 cm cervical dilatation.

Exclusion

  • \< 18 years;
  • ASA \> 2;
  • refusal of informed consent;
  • known fetal pathologies;
  • conditions that contraindicate the execution of neuro axial analgesia techniques;
  • uterine anomalies or previous uterine surgery;
  • severe obesity;
  • twin pregnancy;
  • non-vertex fetal presentation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

108 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05217134

Start Date

March 1 2022

End Date

September 1 2022

Last Update

October 12 2022

Active Locations (2)

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1

IRCCS Policlinico Agostino Gemelli

Rome, Italy, 00168

2

Luciano Frassanito

Rome, Italy, 00168