Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:22 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:22 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02733835
Brief Summary:
This study is a prospective cohort study aiming to evaluate an improved VPIA remifentanil algorithm which would benefit labouring mothers who are unable or unwilling to receive epidural analgesia
Detailed Description:
This study trials a new Vital signs-controlled patient-assisted intravenous analgesia (VPIA) regimen using a purpose-built pump that aims to enhance the efficacy, safety and personalization of remifentanil therapy for labouring women. The system studies the parturient's pattern of analgesic use in 15 minute epochs and titrates the demand doses and basal infusion rate to maintain a plasma level of remifentanil that is appropriate for the degree of pain felt.
The system incorporates vital signs (pulse oximetry and heart rate values) into the algorithm which would temporarily stop the pump and step down doses accordingly when predefined critical values are reached.
Study:
NCT02733835
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02733835