Individualized Timing of Analgesia and Effectiveness of Labor Analgesia

Labor Pain Clinical Trial

Official title: Impact of Individualized Timing of Analgesia on the Effectiveness of Labor Analgesia: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial 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.

Clinical Trial Description

Neuraxial analgesia is the gold standard to relieve labor pain. It also helps to attenuate maternal anxiety and improve maternal satisfaction. 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, for some special patients, be provided on a individualized basis. Studies showed that, when compared with late administration, early administration of labor analgesia resulted in equivocal findings for spontaneous, instrumented, and cesarean delivery. The investigators hypothesize that neuraxial labor analgesia provided on an individualized basis will further improve analgesia quality and maternal satisfaction. 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. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Analgesia, Obstetrical
• Early Medical Intervention
• Labor Pain

• NCT number: NCT02920489
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Peking University First Hospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2016
• Completion date: July 2017