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The purpose of this study is to determine weather using warmed (body temperature) 0.75% Ropivicaine to convert labour epidural analgesia to surgical anaesthesia, reduces the onset time of surgical block, compared to standard room temperature


Clinical Trial Description

In this prospective, randomised, controlled, double-blind study; parturients with functioning labour epidural analgesia requiring conversion to anaesthesia for surgical delivery (SD) - will be randomised into control and intervention groups: room temperature (RT) and body temperature (BT). The control group (RT) will receive room temperature Ropivacaine 0.75%, as is the standard practice. The treatment group (BT) will receive 0.75% Ropivicaine warmed up to 37°C temperature. Block height will be assessed every 2 minutes by a blinded investigator until the loss of sensation to cold at the level of T4, sensation to touch will be used as second modality.

Primary outcome is the time to loss of sensation to cold at T4 bilaterally as assessed with ethyl-chloride spray. Secondary outcomes will include motor block, haemodynamic stability, and use of vasopressors, shivering, sweating, nausea, pruritus, body temperature, intra-operative supplementation, and Apgar scores. ;


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NCT number NCT02838329
Study type Interventional
Source Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Asta Lukosiute, MBBS
Email astalukosiu@gmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date July 2016
Completion date December 2018

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