Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Versus Continuous Infusion in Labour Analgesia
NCT ID: NCT03730753
Last Updated: 2023-11-30
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
200 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-06-01
2025-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Control group
Continuous infusion + patient controlled epidural analgesia
Continuous infusion
Continuous infusion added to patient controlled epidural analgesia
Study group
Programmed intermittent epidural bolus + patient controlled analgesia
Programmed intermittent epidural bolus
Programmed intermittent epidural bolus added to patient controlled epidural analgesia
Interventions
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Programmed intermittent epidural bolus
Programmed intermittent epidural bolus added to patient controlled epidural analgesia
Continuous infusion
Continuous infusion added to patient controlled epidural analgesia
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age ≥18 years
* Obtained consent for epidural analgesia
* ASA classification I-II-III
* Early labour (cervical dilation ≤6cm)
Exclusion Criteria
* Prematurity (\<36 weeks of gestation)
* Multiple gestation
* Fentanyl allergy or hypersensitivity
* Patient unable to understand the PCEA
* Fetal breech position
* Maternal cardiac pathology and contraindication to Valsalva manoeuvre
* Patient with a pain visual analog scale (VAS) not ≤1/10 20 minutes after the anesthesiologist's initial bolus
* Intrathecal catheter or intravascular catheter
* Accidental dural puncture
* Patient refusal
* Patient with a history of chronic pain (pain lasting more than 3 months) or fibromyalgia
18 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Université de Sherbrooke
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Geneviève Rivard
Principal investigator
Principal Investigators
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Geneviève Rivard, Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Université de Sherbrooke
Locations
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CHUS
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Genevieve Rivard, FRCPC
Role: primary
Isabelle Caron
Role: backup
References
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Salim R, Nachum Z, Moscovici R, Lavee M, Shalev E. Continuous compared with intermittent epidural infusion on progress of labor and patient satisfaction. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Aug;106(2):301-6. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000171109.53832.8d.
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Other Identifiers
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2018 - 2686
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id