CompletedNot Applicable

Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Versus Continuous Epidural Infusion for Termination of Pregnancy Analgesia

Italy104 participantsStarted 2011-09

Plain-language summary

This study included women who underwent voluntary second trimester termination of pregnancy. Patients were randomized to programmed intermittent epidural anesthetic bolus or continuous epidural infusion for pain analgesia. In this randomized, double-blind study, the investigators assess the incidence of motor block (primary outcome), degree of satisfaction of the patients, total levobupivacaine and sufentanil consumption and adverse events (secondary outcomes) between the two study groups.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * age ≥ 18 years * pregnancy at second trimester * willingness of voluntary interrupt the pregnancy * comprehension of Italian Language * baseline pain score ≥ 30 on a 100-mm visual analog pain scale (VAPS) Exclusion Criteria: * contraindication to epidural analgesia and to narcotics * history of drug abuse or chronic use * maternal disease (such as severe asthma, cardiac, liver or kidney disease) * inability to comprehend or comply with the analgesia pain management procedures.

What they're measuring

Incidence of Motor Block

Timeframe: Assessed every hour from starting the analgesia procedure (up to 66 hours from starting of the procedure).

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01860521

SponsorIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-06

Results submitted2013-06-10

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