Comparison of Two Methods of Administration of the Epidural, by Programmed Intermittent Bolus or Continuous Perfusion, on the Incidence of Cesarean Sections and Instrumented Deliveries in Primiparous Women
The epidural has been recognized for many years as the most effective analgesia method for obstetrical labor. Several different administration protocols have been evaluated over the years with the aim of reducing side effects.
Epidurals have been incriminated in the increase of instrumented births. It is indeed possible that the motor block induced by the epidural reduces the pelvic tonus and the ability of the mother to push during the second stage of the labor. Furthermore, this motor block might lead to a ill rotation of the foetal head within the pelvis, which could lead to instrumentation (suction cups, forceps).
In the investigator's institution, an ongoing study also provided interim that showed that the use of a low concentration of local anesthetics (as opposed to a higher concentration) tends to decrease the instrumentation and cesarean sections rate in the institution's population.However, the optimal administration mode of the local anesthetic in the epidural remains unknown.
In the last few years, there has been a growing interest for a new method of administration of the solution within the epidural, by programmed intermittent bolus. This method allows a better distribution of the local anesthetics in the epidural space, compared to a continuous perfusion.
This study therefore focuses on the relationship between the use of epidural with programmed intermittent boluses and the rate of instrumented deliveries and cesarean sections.
The exact mode of administration of boluses is also subject to discussion in the literature. One can question whether it is preferable to administer smaller boluses more frequently or larger less frequent boluses. A few studies have investigated this issue and recommend to administer larger and more spaced bolus (10 mL to 60 minutes).This better matches the sought after physiology (ie a wider distribution in the epidural space) and provides equivalent analgesia to smaller, more frequent boluses.
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詳細な説明
The epidural has been recognized for many years as the most effective analgesia method for obstetrical labor. Several different administration protocols have been evaluated over the years with the aim of reducing side effects.
Epidurals have been incriminated in the increase of instrumented births. It is indeed possible that the motor block induced by the epidural reduces the pelvic tonus and the ability of the mother to push during the second stage of the labor. Furthermore, this motor block might lead to a ill rotation of the foetal head within the pelvis, which could lead to instrumentation (suction cups, forceps).
In 2001, the COMET study showed that the use of low anesthetics concentrations decreases the motor bloc and allows to increase the rate of vaginal deliveries and decrease the rate of instrumented births.
In the investigator's institution, an ongoing study also provided interim that showed that the use of a low concentration of local anesthetics (as opposed to a higher concentration) tends to decrease the instrumentation and cesarean sections rate in the institution's population.
However, the optimal administration mode of the local anesthetic in the epidural remains unknown.
In the last few years, there has been a growing interest for a new method of administration of the solution within the epidural, by programmed intermittent bolus. This method allows a better distribution of the local anesthetics in the epidural space, compared to a continuous perfusion.
Several studies have been performed and show that this mode of administration allows to decrease the local anesthetics injected dosis and gives a better maternal satisfaction. A meta-analysis performed in 2013 also shows a tendency towards the decrease of instrumented deliveries with this method. Sadly, no studies up to this date have the needed power to prove this point with certainty.
This study therefore focuses on the relationship between the use of epidural with programmed intermittent boluses and the rate of instrumented deliveries and cesarean sections.
The exact mode of administration of boluses is also subject to discussion in the literature. One can question whether it is preferable to administer smaller boluses more frequently or larger less frequent boluses. A few studies have investigated this issue and recommend to administer larger and more spaced bolus (10 mL to 60 minutes).This better matches the sought after physiology (ie a wider distribution in the epidural space) and provides equivalent analgesia to smaller, more frequent boluses.
研究の種類
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Brussels、ベルギー、1020
- CHU Brugmann
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就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Women over 18 years of age
- Primiparous
- Pregnancy over 36 weeks of gestational age and <42 weeks of gestational age
- Written informed consent
- Cervical dilatation between 3 and 6 cm at recruitment
- Single pregnancy
- Foetus in cephalic position
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation refusal or epidural contra-indication
- Multiparous
- Allergy to the products used
- Twin pregnancy
- Height <1m55 and/or narrow pelvis, as shown by imagery
- Language barrier
- Patients with a BMI superior or equal to 35 (computed with the weight at the beginning of the pregnancy)
- Cervical dilatation at recruitment <3 or >6 cm
- ASA score (American Society of Anesthesiologists) 3 or 4
- Foetus in transverse or seat position
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研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的:処理
- 割り当て:ランダム化
- 介入モデル:並列代入
- マスキング:ダブル
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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実験的:Programmed intermittent boluses
Epidural analgesia performed with programmed intermittent boluses.
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Injection of programmed intermittent boluses in the epidural space, without continuous perfusion, of the same solution (Chirocaine 0.07% + Sufentanil 0.3 mcg/ml): 10ml each 60 minutes
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アクティブコンパレータ:Continuous perfusion
Epidural analgesia performed with a continuous perfusion.
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Continuous epidural perfusion: Chirocaine 0.07% + Sufentanil 0.3 mcg/ml with a 10ml/hour rate
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Rate of instrumented deliveries (suction pumps, forceps)
時間枠:24h after the baby's birth
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Number of deliveries requiring instrumentation (suction pumps, forceps)
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24h after the baby's birth
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Rate of cesarian sections
時間枠:24h after the baby's birth
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Number of deliveries requiring a cesarian section
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24h after the baby's birth
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二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Number of anesthesist interventions
時間枠:Starting from the first injection of the epidural till the baby's birth
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Number of visits of the anesthesist, either requested by the patient (request for additional analgesia by the patient because of pain during labor: the pain itself is not measured), either necessary because of side effects (nausea, pruritus).
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Starting from the first injection of the epidural till the baby's birth
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Maternal satisfaction
時間枠:24h after the baby's birth
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Will be assessed by means of a questionnaire (0 to 100 visual scale)
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24h after the baby's birth
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Presence of a motor block
時間枠:At the precise moment when the cervix reaches complete dilatation (10 cm opening) during labor
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Assessed by the anesthesist with the Bromage modified scale
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At the precise moment when the cervix reaches complete dilatation (10 cm opening) during labor
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協力者と研究者
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一般刊行物
- Wong CA, McCarthy RJ, Hewlett B. The effect of manipulation of the programmed intermittent bolus time interval and injection volume on total drug use for labor epidural analgesia: a randomized controlled trial. Anesth Analg. 2011 Apr;112(4):904-11. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31820e7c2f.
- George RB, Allen TK, Habib AS. Intermittent epidural bolus compared with continuous epidural infusions for labor analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2013 Jan;116(1):133-44. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182713b26. Epub 2012 Dec 7. Erratum In: Anesth Analg. 2013 Jun;116(6):1385.
- Wong CA, Ratliff JT, Sullivan JT, Scavone BM, Toledo P, McCarthy RJ. A randomized comparison of programmed intermittent epidural bolus with continuous epidural infusion for labor analgesia. Anesth Analg. 2006 Mar;102(3):904-9. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000197778.57615.1a.
- Kaynar AM, Shankar KB. Epidural infusion: continuous or bolus? Anesth Analg. 1999 Aug;89(2):534. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199908000-00063. No abstract available.
- Breen TW, Shapiro T, Glass B, Foster-Payne D, Oriol NE. Epidural anesthesia for labor in an ambulatory patient. Anesth Analg. 1993 Nov;77(5):919-24. doi: 10.1213/00000539-199311000-00008.
- Comparative Obstetric Mobile Epidural Trial (COMET) Study Group UK. Effect of low-dose mobile versus traditional epidural techniques on mode of delivery: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2001 Jul 7;358(9275):19-23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)05251-X.
- Howell CJ. Epidural versus non-epidural analgesia for pain relief in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(2):CD000331. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000331.
- Thorp JA, Hu DH, Albin RM, McNitt J, Meyer BA, Cohen GR, Yeast JD. The effect of intrapartum epidural analgesia on nulliparous labor: a randomized, controlled, prospective trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Oct;169(4):851-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(93)90015-b.
- Sia AT, Leo S, Ocampo CE. A randomised comparison of variable-frequency automated mandatory boluses with a basal infusion for patient-controlled epidural analgesia during labour and delivery. Anaesthesia. 2013 Mar;68(3):267-75. doi: 10.1111/anae.12093. Epub 2012 Dec 20.
- Lim Y, Chakravarty S, Ocampo CE, Sia AT. Comparison of automated intermittent low volume bolus with continuous infusion for labour epidural analgesia. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2010 Sep;38(5):894-9. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1003800514.
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