Spinal or Epidural Fentanyl or Sufentanil for Labour Pain in Early Phase of the Labour

Phase 4 Completed 80 enrolled Helsinki University Central Hospital

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

In this study the analgesic effect of two different opioids (fentanyl and sufentanil) will be compared when given either intrathecally or epidurally in primiparous parturients during early phase of the labour.

Timeline

Start: 2016-09
Primary completion: 2018-05
Completion: 2018-05

Publications

Results Vaananen A, Kuukasjarvi M, Tekay A, Ahonen J. Spinal and epidural sufentanil and fentanyl in early labour. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2019 Nov;63(10):1413-1418. doi: 10.1111/aas.13450. Epub 2019 Jul 23.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Fentanyl	Other / unclassified	20 ug	Intrathecal
Comparator	Fentanyl	Other / unclassified	100 ug	Intrathecal
Comparator	Sufentanil	Other / unclassified	5 ug	Intrathecal
Comparator	Sufentanil	Other / unclassified	20 ug	Intrathecal

Indications

No indication recorded.