Clinical Trial: Oral Paracetamol as Preemptive Analgesia for Labor Pain

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Oral Paracetamol as Preemptive Analgesia for Labor Pain

Brief Summary: It is a double blinded randomized control trial assessing the use of Oral paracetamol in managing the intrapartum pain.

Detailed Summary: It is a double blinded randomized control trial comparing the use of Oral paracetamol to placebo in managing the intrapartum pain.
Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Current Primary Outcome: Efficacy [ Time Frame: intrapartum ]

To document the efficacy of oral paracetamol, in pregnant women in labor, as demonstrated by the degree of pain relief and need for additional analgesia during the labor process and the early postpartum period.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Safety [ Time Frame: Start of medication till 24 hours postpartum ]
    To document safety and evaluate adverse events recorded during the study either maternal or fetal.
  • Duration of labor [ Time Frame: Start of medication till delivery of fetus. ]
    To assess the effect of the duration of labor.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Ain Shams University

Dates:
Date Received: February 4, 2013
Date Started: December 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 21, 2013
Last Verified: March 2013