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Dural Puncture Epidural Vs Standard Epidural Technique in Parturient Receiving Continuous Labour Epidural Infusion

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyFemaleAga Khan University
NCT06653036 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this study is to evaluate the quality and safety of labor analgesia by comparing the use of Dural puncture epidural technique to Standard epidural technique while maintaining labor analgesia by means of continuous epidural infusion in parturient. The main questions it aims to answer are * Effectiveness and quality of labor analgesia * Frequency of catheter adjustments * Need for catheter replacements * Incidence of failed regional anesthesia requiring conversion to general anesthesia

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Nulliparous / Multiparous women * Age \>18 years * ASA 1 \& 2 * Singleton vertex presentation * Gestational age 37-42 weeks * Parturient with established labor and pain score ≥ 3 Exclusion Criteria: * Major cardiac disease * History of chronic pain * Chronic opioid user * Platelet count \< 70 x 109/L * spinal cord anomalies * Use of anticoagulants * Allergic to local anesthetics * Patients with preeclampsia/ eclampsia * Known fetal anomalies
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What it tests

  • Dural puncture epidural
  • Standard Epidural Technique
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Where

1 site
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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