Status:

COMPLETED

Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus for Labor Analgesia During First Stage of Labor: Comparing 125 mL/h Versus 250 mL/h Bolus Delivery Flow

Lead Sponsor:

Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

Conditions:

Labor Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

At Mount Sinai Hospital, epidural analgesia for labor pain is delivered by programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB), in combination with pushes of medication activated by the patient, a technique...

Detailed Description

PIEB is a novel technique, which provides better analgesia and less motor block; however, the ideal regimen has not been established. To optimize the PIEB regimen, the investigators have conducted sev...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA II or III
  • Term pregnancy (gestational age ≥ 37 weeks)
  • Nulliparous
  • Singleton pregnancy with vertex presentation
  • Active labour defined as occurring regular uterine contractions at least every 5 minutes with progressive cervical dilatation
  • Verbal Numerical Rating Score (VNRS) greater than 5 at requiring epidural analgesia (VNRS 0-10)
  • Cervical dilation between 2 and 5 cm

Exclusion

  • Any contraindication to epidural analgesia
  • Accidental dural puncture
  • Drug allergy to lidocaine, bupivacaine or fentanyl
  • Use of pharmacological analgesics within the last 4 hours
  • Patient refusal to participate in the trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 23 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03236298

Start Date

August 1 2017

End Date

January 23 2020

Last Update

March 20 2020

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X5