Tramadol for Labour Analgesia in Low Risk Primiparous Women

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.

Timeline

Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2013-05

Completion

2013-06

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.