Effect of Epidural Dexamethasone on Labor Analgesia

Phase 2UnknownNCT02665936

Kasr El Aini Hospital90 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to detect whether the addition of epidural dexamethasone will prolong labor analgesia.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Labor

Interventions

LevobupivacaineDRUG

Levobupivacaine will be given epidurally and the duration of analgesia will be calculated

Dexamethasone and levobupivacaineDRUG

dexamethasone 4 mg epidurally with levobupivacaine and duration of analgesia is measured

Levobupivacaine and DexamethasoneDRUG

dexamethasone 8 mg epidurally with levobupivacaine and duration of analgesia is measured

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ASA physical status I, II * normal vaginal delivery In early active phase of labor * singleton cephalic presentation at term Exclusion Criteria: * complicated pregnancies * morbid obesity * diagnosed fetal abnormalities * contra-indications to regional anesthesia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Duration of epidural analgesia

Time frame: an average of 5 months

Secondary Outcomes

Time of onset of sensory block at level T10

From the onset of active stage till the end of labor

Time frame: an average of 5 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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