The Randomised Epidural Analgesia in Term Delivering Women Trial (TREAT)

Summary

\* The objective of the study: to assess the impact of a proactive policy of offering EA at the start of labour as compared to a restrictive policy or care as usual. \* Study design: It concerns a multicentre randomised open label trial. \* Study population: Term nulliparous and multiparous women with a child in cephalic presentation, and without contraindications for vaginal labour or EA. \* Intervention: Women will be allocated to the EA group or the care-as-usual group. In the EA group, women are given an EA as soon as they are in labour. In the care-as-usual (restrictive) group, women receive pain relief only on their explicit request.

Timeline

Start

2008-09

Primary completion

2013-11

Completion

2013-11

Publications

• Background Wassen MM, Zuijlen J, Roumen FJ, Smits LJ, Marcus MA, Nijhuis JG. Early versus late epidural analgesia and risk of instrumental delivery in nulliparous women: a systematic review. BJOG. 2011 May;118(6):655-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02906.x. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.