Comparative Analysis of Analgesic Efficacy: by Single Shot Intrathecal Analgesia (SSSA) in Normal Labor

Phase 4 Recruiting 90 enrolled Jehan George Sadek

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

the goal of this randomized control trial is to compare the effect of adding fentanyl v.s dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine in single shot spinal analgesia in achievement of analgesia by decreasing visual analogue scale, onset and increasing duration of analgesia in normal labor.

Timeline

Start: 2025-02-01
Primary completion: 2025-06-30
Completion: 2025-07-31

Publications

Eldemrdash AM, Elsawy TTD, Zaher ZZ, Younan JS, Ragheb AMR. Single-Shot Intrathecal Bupivacaine With Fentanyl vs. Dexmedetomidine for Labor Analgesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesthesiol Res Pract. 2026 Apr 29;2026:6685169. doi: 10.1155/anrp/6685169. eCollection 2026.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	5 ug	Intrathecal
Comparator	Fentanyl	Other / unclassified	25 ug	Intrathecal
Comparator	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	2.5 mg	Intrathecal

Indications

No indication recorded.