Status:

COMPLETED

Comparative Affect of a Continuous Epidural Infusion of Clonidine During Labour. Prospective Double Blind Randomized Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Conditions:

Normal Pregnancy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Addition of clonidine to an epidural mixture of local anaesthetic and morphine improves analgesia and reduces the frequency of motor blockade during epidural analgesia. several side effects are possib...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients of ASA class I or II
  • Variable parity
  • Aged of 18 years or more
  • With a normal pregnancy
  • Cervical dilation between 3 and 8 cm)
  • Wishing an epidural analgesia
  • Normal childbirth
  • Giving their written assent
  • Affiliated with a social security system
  • Must have had an anaesthesia consultation more than 48 hours before inclusion.

Exclusion

  • Request of the patient
  • Failure of epidural analgesia
  • Childbirth in the 90 minutes following the induction of analgesia
  • Realization of a Caesarean section

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

85 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00437996

Start Date

February 1 2007

End Date

January 1 2008

Last Update

June 30 2009

Active Locations (2)

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1

Henri Jacques CLEMENT

Lyon, France, 69000

2

Anesthesie Reanimation - Gynecologie - Hopital de La Croix Rousse

Lyon, France, 69004