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Impact of Individualized Timing of Analgesia on the Effectiveness of Labor Analgesia: a Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Individualized epidural analgesia and Routine epidural analgesia for Labor Pain and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 200 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Neuraxial analgesia is the gold standard to relieve labor pain. A recent "Practice guidelines for obstetric anesthesia" suggests that neuraxial analgesia should be provided in the early stage of labor (cervical dilation \< 5 cm) or on a individualized basis. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether neuraxial labor analgesia administered on an individualized basis can improve analgesia quality and maternal satisfaction.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Epidural analgesia will begin when asked by the parturients (during the first stage of labor) and the numeric rating scale is 5 or higher. Analgesia will be terminated at the end of the third stage of labor.
Epidural analgesia will begin when asked by the parturients (during the first stage of labor) and the cervix is dilated to 1 cm or more. Analgesia will be terminated at the end of the third stage of labor.