Clinical trials: Epidural
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Cryoanalgesia vs. Epidural in the Nuss Procedure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cryoanalgesia provides better pain control for minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair (the Nuss procedure) than thoracic epidural.
- Trial name
- NCT02721017
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia, Thoracic epidural (ropivicaine, fentanyl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Extended-release Epidural Morphine for Acute Post-operative Analgesia Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Children
The purpose of this proposal is to improve the investigators' current Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) analgesia protocol by eliminating or minimizing the use of fentanyl in the post-operative period.
- Trial name
- NCT00955877
- Testing
- Extended-release Epidural morphine (EREM) 80, Extended-release Epidural Morphine (EREM) 120, Control: Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Labor Pain
Combined Spinal/Epidural (CSE) Saline Duration/Spread
An attempt is being made to see if by injecting a set volume of sterile saline into the epidural space during the treatment of labor pain with a combined spinal/epidural (CSE) increases the amount of pain relief obtained and…
- Trial name
- NCT01062893
- Testing
- Sterile normal saline 0 mls, 15 mls sterile normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Anesthesia, Caudal
A Prospective Observational Study of Epidural Pressures During Caudal Epidural in the Pediatric Population
This study is a prospective study of epidural pressure changes when local anesthetic is injected from the caudal route. All patients will receive the same weight based volume dose of local anesthetic after induction of general…
- Trial name
- NCT02233309
- Testing
- Monitoring of pressures during caudal anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Jessica Goeller
Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries
Assessment of InfraScanner 2000™ in Detecting Subdural and Epidural Hematomas
The goal of this study is to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the a portable near-infrared-based device (portable NIR-based device), the InfraScanner 2000™, to detect…
- Conditions
- Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries, Crushing Skull Injury, Head Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03353246
- Testing
- InfraScanner 2000™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity
A Novel Way to Estimate Epidural Depth in Morbidly Obese Parturient
The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between actual epidural needle depth (ND) and the use of ultrasound with an epidural depth equation (EQ-US) to estimate epidural depth (Est-D) in morbidly obese…
- Trial name
- NCT01415232
- Testing
- Sonosite S-Nerve® US system (SonoSite, Bothell,WA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manuel C. Vallejo
Spinal Cord, Epidural
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE): A Novel Technique for Spinal Cord Imaging
The aim of this prospective observational study is to assess whether transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can be used to identify the structures within the vertebral foramen of the spinal column and to determine the range of…
- Trial name
- NCT02415244
- Testing
- TEE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Kenichi Ueda
Epidural Space
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) to Guide and Confirm Epidural Catheters in Pediatric Patients
The aim of this study is to assess whether transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can be used to successfully guide an epidural catheter to a targeted thoracic level in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02415998
- Testing
- TEE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Kenichi Ueda
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Single vs Double Epidural Catheter Analgesia for Scoliosis Surgery
This is a study comparing pain control utlilizing one or two epidural catheters, along with a hydromorphone PCA, for analgesia following surgery for correction of scoliosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01900626
- Testing
- epidural catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Postdural Puncture Headache
Therapeutic Epidural Patch Versus Pain Block in the Midface for Headache
The purpose of this study is to compare a pain block in the midface, versus the traditional, more invasive, therapeutic epidural patch for the treatment of headaches
- Trial name
- NCT03112720
- Testing
- Epidural Blood Patch, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Pain Relief
Comparison of Loss of Resistance Techniques
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a difference in success outcome of the combined spinal epidural labor analgesia between air versus saline when used to identify the epidural space.
- Trial name
- NCT00638274
- Testing
- Air, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Hip Surgery, Post Operative Pain Control
Post Operative Pain Control After Pediatric Hip Surgery
Hip surgery in children is painful and the optimal modality for managing post-operative pain has not been established. This prospective randomized controlled trail compares lumbar plexus catheter (LPC), lumbar epidural catheter…
- Trial name
- NCT03435692
- Testing
- Lumbar Plexus Catheter, Lumbar Epidural Catheter, Patient Controlled Analgesia
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Labor Pain
Tetracaine Combined Spinal Epidural (CSE) Versus Bupivacaine CSE
The investigators hypothesis is that spinal tetracaine with fentanyl and epinephrine used for CSE labor analgesia volume will last a significantly longer period of time that that of spinal bupivacaine with fentanyl.
- Trial name
- NCT01005459
- Testing
- Tetracaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Sciatica, Radiculopathy
Steroids Versus Gabapentin
The purpose of this study is to determine whether pharmacotherapy or epidural steroid injections are a better treatment for lumbosacral radicular pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01495923
- Testing
- epidural steroid injection, Gabapentin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries
Assessment of InfraScanner 2000™ in Detecting Subdural and Epidural Hematomas
The goal of this study is to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the a portable near-infrared-based device (portable NIR-based device), the InfraScanner 2000™, to detect…
- Conditions
- Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries, Crushing Skull Injury, Head Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04505293
- Testing
- InfraScanner 2000™
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 672 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pregnancy
Effects of Bupivacaine Induced Motor Blockade During the Second Stage of Labor
The aim of this study is to measure the effects of bupivacaine administered via epidural catheters on indices of motor blockade ascertained during the second stage of labor.
- Trial name
- BUP (NCT01621230)
- Testing
- Epidural Bupivacaine plus fentanyl, Epidural fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Pain
Epidural Morphine Following Vaginal Delivery
The investigators believe that pain management following a vaginal delivery can be improved. Many women receive epidural medication during labor and delivery, and the investigators felt that using the epidural following delivery…
- Trial name
- NCT00803114
- Testing
- Preservative-free epidural morphine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 228 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Labor Pain
Prophylactic Ephedrine and Combined Spinal Epidurals for Labor
The combined spinal epidural (CSE) technique has become increasingly popular for labor pain because of its rapid onset and superior first stage analgesia.
- Trial name
- CEASE (NCT02062801)
- Testing
- Ephedrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 710 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sharp HealthCare
Pain Management, Spinal Fusion
Intrathecal Morphine Versus Epidural Extended Release Morphine for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion
This study plans to learn more about preventing pain in children who are having posterior spinal fusion surgery using two different kinds of morphine (a pain medicine).
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Spinal Fusion, Scoliosis
- Trial name
- NCT00880607
- Testing
- Intrathecal morphine, Extended Release Epidural Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Nerve Block
Epidural Catheter With or Without Adductor Canal Nerve Block for Postoperative Analgesia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to further investigate the efficacy of adductor canal nerve blocks for pain management after total knee replacement.
- Trial name
- NCT02121392
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Nerve Block Catheter, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago