Outcome of Combined Tramadol and Paracetamol Versus Pentazocine as Labour Analgesia Among Parturients
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-02-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Labour is a very painful experience and epidural analgesia is considered the gold standard
for pain relief in labour. Epidural scarcity, cost and shortage of skilled personnel to
administer it is a limitation to it's usage in developing countries. Parenteral opioid
analgesics such as pethidine and pentazocine are effective labour analgesia commonly used in
developing countries but are limited by their side effects. This limitation in their use call
for the need for alternative analgesic with similar or superior analgesic effect but with
minimal side effects.The study is aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of combined
tramadol and paracetamol in reducing labour pain among parturients.