The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether changing the volume and concentration of a medication affects the quality of pain relief and the side effects associated with labor epidural analgesia.
This is a randomized, single blinded trial comparing epidural pain relief for labor when medications are delivered in one of two volumes/concentrations. Patients in each arm of the study will receive the same dose of medication, but one will be half as concentrated and twice the volume. The outcome will be the number of supplemental doses of medication that patients receive during labor via their patient-controlled analgesia button.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
70
Dose of medication delivered using a programmed intermittent epidural bolus
Patient controlled boluses received
The number of patient-controlled boluses received by the patient by pressing the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) button for additional pain relief
Time frame: The duration of labor until delivery of the neonate
Patient controlled boluses requests
The number of patient controlled boluses requested by pressing the PCA button for additional pain relief
Time frame: The duration of labor until delivery of the neonate
Physician administered epidural bolus
The number of times that a physician supplies additional medication for the control of pain
Time frame: The duration of labor until delivery of the neonate
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