CompletedPhase 3

Tramadol for Labour Analgesia in Low Risk Primiparous Women

Panama100 participantsStarted 2012-10

Plain-language summary

Tramadol is a centrally acting synthetic analgesic used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. It has been previously evaluated as a method to reduce pain during labour, but there is always some fear related to its effects (neonatal respiratory depression). The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of subcutaneous tramadol in regards to pain during labour, duration of labour and neonatal outcomes.

Who can participate

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Gestational age between 37 and 40 6/7 weeks * Primiparous patient * Singleton * 4 to 5 cms of dilation * Intact membranes or spontaneous rupture of membranes less than 2 hours * Fetus in a vertex presentation * Gynecoid pelvis by clinical examination Exclusion Criteria: * Multiparous * Multiple pregnancies * Any pathology * Induction of labour with prostaglandins

What they're measuring

Pain during labour

Timeframe: 6 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01889979

SponsorSaint Thomas Hospital, Panama

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-05

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