NCT01889979

Tramadol for Labour Analgesia in Low Risk Primiparous Women

Tramadol for Labour Analgesia in Low Risk Primiparous Women. Double Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Tramadol is a centrally acting synthetic analgesic used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. It has been previously evaluated as a method to reduce pain during labour, but there is always some fear related to its effects (neonatal respiratory depression). The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of subcutaneous tramadol in regards to pain during labour, duration of labour and neonatal outcomes.

Conditions

• Pain During Labour

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Tramadol	100 mg of Tramadol was applied in the forearm SC (single dose).
DRUG	Placebo	2 ml of a sterile solution was applied in the forearm SC (single dose).

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2013-07-01
• Last updated: 2013-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Panama