Epidural Analgesia Versus IV Meperidine for Labor Pain Control
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00296751 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 27, 2006
Last Update Posted : July 1, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Labor Pain | Procedure: ECG recording Procedure: Epidural catheter insertion Drug: Intravenous meperidine injection Drug: Epidural Bupivacaine and fentanyl injection | Not Applicable |
Population 60 female during second stage of delivery
- Inclusion criteria : all parturients requiring pain relief will choose between systemic or epidural analgesia.
- Exclusion Criteria: all parturients with cardiac disease, neurological disease, endocrine disease, diabetes, hypertension or any parturients being treated with medications that might effect the cardiovascular autonomic system.
- Method: A 10 minute recording of a 3 lead ECG will be performed during the second stage of the delivery (3-7 CM opening).
the parturient will be lying on her left side for that period.
- 30 minutes after administration of either epidural or systemic Meperidine for pain relief, a second recording of maternal ECG will take place for 10 minutes.
- estimated duration of the procedure about one hour per woman.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | Epidural Analgesia Versus IV Meperidine for Labor Pain Control. Objective Evaluation of the Pain Intensity Influence on the Autonomic Nervous System. |
Study Start Date : | March 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2006 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2006 |

- Three lead ECG monitoring for 10 minutes will be performed 30 minutes after the administration.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 40 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria: all parturients requiring pain relief will choose between systemic or epidural analgesia.
Exclusion Criteria: all parturients with cardiac disease, neurological disease, endocrine disease, diabetes, hypertension or any parturients being treated with medications that might effect the cardiovascular or autonomic system.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00296751
Israel | |
Rambam - health care campus | |
Haifa, Israel, 31096 |
Study Director: | Amir Weissman, MD | Rambam Health Care Campus | |
Principal Investigator: | Olga Torchov, MD | Rambam Health Care Campus |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00296751 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
epiduralCTIL |
First Posted: | February 27, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 1, 2010 |
Last Verified: | April 2008 |
Labor Pain Pain Neurologic Manifestations Fentanyl Meperidine Bupivacaine Anesthetics, Local Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Analgesics, Opioid Narcotics Analgesics Adjuvants, Anesthesia Anesthetics, Intravenous Anesthetics, General |