Using a peanut ball during labour versus not using a peanut ball during labour for women using an epidural: study protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study

Table 1 Participant timeline of assessments and interventions

	Study period
	Enrolment	Allocation	Primip/multip	Other pain relief	Aug/induce	Apgars	Perineum	Position of woman	Cervical dilation at time of epidural insertion	Complete surveys
	Enrolment	Allocation	Primip/multip	Other pain relief	Aug/induce	Apgars	Perineum	Position of woman	Cervical dilation at time of epidural insertion	Length of stay
Timepoint	During labour	During labour								Postnatal
Enrolment
Eligibility screen Informed consent	X
Allocation	X	X
Interventions
Intervention		X or
Comparator group		X
Assessments
Primary objectives		X
Secondary objectives		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

ISSN: 2055-5784