Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Compared With Continuous Infusion in Multiparous Women
Impact of Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Compared With Continuous Epidural Infusion on Breakthrough Pain Among Laboring Multiparous Women. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Holy Family Hospital, Nazareth, Israel
186 participants
Sep 25, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the impact of programmed intermittent bolus epidural analgesia technique on the incidence of breakthrough pain during labor in multiparous women compared to continuous epidural infusion. multiparous women will randomly be divided during labor into two groups; study group will receive mix of Bupivacaine and fentanyl once (bolus) every 60 minutes; the control group will receive continuously the same dose during an hour, until delivery.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- multiparous women
- Term pregnancy
- Singleton
- Vertex presentation
- Latent phase (cervical dilatation less than 6 cm)
- Epidural analgesia request
- Visual Analogue Scale score greater than 40
Exclusion Criteria4
- Estimated fetal weight greater than 4.0 kg
- Intra uterine fetal death
- Drug sensitivity
- \. Anomalous fetus 6. Contraindication for epidural analgesia
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Interventions
About 30 minutes after the end of the epidural and administration of the loading dose, the woman will be asked to report her pain level. If the VAS score \<30, the woman will receive the study group protocol for pain maintenance, i.e., a programmed intermittent bolus of 10 ml of 0.1% bupivacaine and 2 μg/ml fentanyl every hour until the completion of labor and suturing of the incision. The participant can add to herself 5 ml of the same solution of Bupivacaine and Fentanyl every 30 minutes. The maximum dose that the parturient is allowed to receive is 20 ml for one hour. If a breakthrough pain appears during labor, a bolus of 10 ml of anesthetic solution with the same concentration will be added. Participants with a VAS score \>30 after 30 minutes of the loading dose will be asked to perform a new epidural (if it was decided that the epidural failed) otherwise her data will not be collected for the final analysis of the study.
About 30 minutes after the end of the epidural and administration of the loading dose, the woman will be asked to report her pain level. If the VAS score \<30, the woman will receive the control group protocol for pain maintenance, i.e., 0.1% Bupivacaine and 2 μg/ml fentanyl as a continuous infusion per one hour, until the delivery is completed, and laceration is sutured. The participant can add to herself 5 ml of the same solution of Bupivacaine and Fentanyl every 30 minutes. The maximum dose that the parturient is allowed to receive is 20 ml for one hour. If a breakthrough pain appears during labor, a bolus of 10 ml of anesthetic solution with the same concentration will be added. Participants with a VAS score \>30 after 30 minutes of the loading dose will be asked to perform a new epidural (if it was decided that the epidural failed) otherwise her data will not be collected for the final analysis of the study.
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NCT06580327