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Spinal or Epidural Fentanyl or Sufentanil for Labour Pain in Early Phase of the Labour
In this study the analgesic effect of two different opioids (fentanyl and sufentanil) will be compared when given either intrathecally or epidurally in primiparous parturients during early phase of the labour.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Helsinki University Central Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 4 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 80 |
| Start date | 2016-09 |
| Completion | 2018-05 |
Conditions
- Labor Pain
Interventions
- Spinal analgesia for labour pain
- Epidural analgesia for labour pain
Primary outcomes
- Change of Maximum Pain During Contraction at 20 Minutes After the Study Drug Delivery — 20 minutes
All parturients are to have a pain visual analog scale (VAS - on a 0-100 mm scale) at 80mm or higher before the initial study drug delivery. On this scale 0 mm presents a totally pain free condition while 100 mm presents the worst imaginable pain. The change of maximum pain in millimeters on the VAS scale during the 20 minutes following the study drug delivery will be recorded.
Countries
Finland