Epidural Dexamethasone for Labor Analgesia: the Effects on Ropivacaine Consumption and Labour Outcome

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2017-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

To assess the efficacy of epidural dexamethasone administration, compared to placebo, in reducing local anesthetics consumption during labor epidural analgesia in parturient women

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Dsuvia; Ropivacaine; Sufentanil

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• First and single pregnancy, Full term (> 37 wks amenorrhea), Cephalic presentation, Spontaneous labor, Epidural analgesia requested by the parturient

Exclusion Criteria:

• Minor patient, Planned cesarean section, Gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, Gestational diabetes, opioids or ocytocin administration before epidural analgesia preparation, Allergy to dexamethasone, Untreated gastroduodenal ulcer, epidural analgesia contraindications