Dural Puncture Epidural Vs Standard Epidural Technique in Parturient Receiving Continuous Labour Epidural Infusion

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Conditions studied: Quality Health Care

In brief

The goal of this study is to evaluate the quality and safety of labor analgesia by comparing the use of Dural puncture epidural technique to Standard epidural technique while maintaining labor analgesia by means of continuous epidural infusion in parturient. The main questions it aims to answer are * Effectiveness and quality of labor analgesia * Frequency of catheter adjustments * Need for catheter replacements * Incidence of failed regional anesthesia requiring conversion to general anesthesia

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06653036

Run by

Aga Khan University

People needed

38

Starts

2024-11-28

Expected to finish

2025-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Nulliparous / Multiparous women
• Age >18 years
• ASA 1 \& 2
• Singleton vertex presentation
• Gestational age 37-42 weeks
• Parturient with established labor and pain score ≥ 3

You may not qualify if…

• Major cardiac disease
• History of chronic pain
• Chronic opioid user
• Platelet count < 70 x 109/L
• spinal cord anomalies
• Use of anticoagulants
• Allergic to local anesthetics
• Patients with preeclampsia/ eclampsia
• Known fetal anomalies

Where it is running

• Aga Khan University — Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (enrolling)

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