Clinical trials: Epidural/Anesthesia
Obstetric Pain, Anesthesia, Local
The Use of Electrical Stimulation for Determination of Epidural Catheter Placement
The aim of this study is to address the problem of epidural failure. The investigators theorize epidural failure can be due to inappropriate catheter movement and this may be related to the length of which the epidural catheter…
- Trial name
- NCT06055686
- Testing
- Electrical Epidural Stimulation Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Anesthesia, Obstetric
Dural Puncture Epidural Technique During Cesarean Section
DPE technique was performed by creating a perforation in the dura mater using a pencil point spinal needle (25-27G) through the shaft of an epidural needle.
- Trial name
- NCT06184425
- Testing
- Dural Puncture Epidural technique using pencil-point 25G Whitacre needle, Dural Puncture Epidural technique using pencil-point 27G Whitacre needle
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Reham Ali Abdelhaleem Abdelrahman
Cesarean Section Complications
Effect of Preoperative Oral Energy Drinks Compared to Warming Matress on Body Temperature During Combined Spinal-epidural Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Delivery.
It is not known which is better for intraoperative temperature protection, warming matress or preoperative oral functional drinks in elective cesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT06017076
- Testing
- Oral energy drinks, Warming matress
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University People's Hospital
Bone Tumor
The Epidural Anesthesia on the Intra-operative and Post-operative Amount of Bleeding Post Lower Limb Salvage Surgery
Epidural anesthesia is a very useful tool in lower limb salvage surgery, which helps pain control intra and more importantly post-operative pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01679691
- Testing
- epidural anesthesia
- Where
- Egypt
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Pain, Epidural Analgesia
"Loss of Resistance" Versus CompuFlo® for Epidural Placement
The purpose of this study is to compare how well the CompuFlo® computerized syringe pump works as compared to the traditional method of inserting an epidural (a needle placed in one's back to give pain medicine).
- Trial name
- NCT00178750
- Testing
- 18G Tuohy epidural needle, CompuFlo® computerized syringe pump
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Epidural Anesthesia in Labor and Delivery
Pocket Warming of Epidural Medication
This study will examine recent claims regarding the beneficial effect of warming epidural medications in order to hasten the onset of labor analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02912078
- Testing
- Pocket-warming, Standard of Care Labor Epidural
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Analgesia
Epidural Anesthesia /Analgesia Versus PCA for Laparoscopic Complex Ventral Hernia Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial
We plan to demonstrate the superiority of epidural anaesthesia/analgesia in repairs of large ventral hernias as compared with a conventional narcotic analgesia regimen. We hypothesize that: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00529074
- Testing
- Epidural Catheter for Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Pancreatic Cancer, Surgery
Perioperative Epidural Block and Dexamethasone in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
Pancreatic cancer remains a devastating disease with an average 5-year survival rate of about 3-5%. Previous retrospective studies showed that perioperative epidural block and/or dexamethasone are associated with improved outcome…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Surgery, Epidural Block, Dexamethasone
- Trial name
- NCT04025840
- Testing
- Epidural block, Dexamethasone
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University First Hospital
Labour Pain
Combined Spinal-Epidural Versus Traditional Labor Epidural
The purpose of this study to compare the use of spinal-epidural versus traditional labor epidural on maternal and fetal effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00151346
- Testing
- Bupivacaine and Fentanyl (for CSE), Bupivacaine and Fentanyl (for traditional epidural)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Labor Pain, Pain
The Effects of Intermittent Epidural Bolus on Fever During Labor Analgesia
Epidural analgesia is associated with maternal intra-partum fever during labor. Intermittent epidural injections appear to reduce the incidence of maternal intra-partum fever compared to continuous epidural infusion during labor…
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Pain, Neurologic Manifestations, Signs and Symptoms
- Trial name
- EIEBFLA (NCT01708668)
- Testing
- Epidural analgesia, Combined spinal-epidural analgesia, Continuous epidural infusion
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people
- Sponsor
- ShanWu Feng, M.D.
Post Operative Pain, Acute, Post Operative Pain, Chronic
Naldebain for Control of Post-Cesarean Section Pain
Inadequate postoperative pain management can lead to physical and psychological distress in patients as well as impact surgical wound healing and increase the risk of developing postoperative delirium and cardiopulmonary and…
- Conditions
- Post Operative Pain, Acute, Post Operative Pain, Chronic, Cesarean Section
- Trial name
- NCT05187520
- Testing
- Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA), Naldebain®
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- E-DA Hospital
Cardiac Disease
Epidural and Cardiac Surgery
In the present study the investigators test the hypothesis that the epidural anesthesia added on the general anesthesia is able to improve patient's outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01344603
- Where
- Italy
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Mid-line Laparotomies
Analgesia for Mid-line Laparotomies: Thoracic Epidural vs Restus Sheath Analgesia
Midline laparotomies are accompanied by severe postoperative pain. Adequate post-operative pain relief after major abdominal surgery reduces complications (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT04262622
- Testing
- Group TEA: thoracic epidural analgesia group, Group RSB: rectus sheath block group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Esophageal Cancer, Esophagectomy
PAravertebral CaTheter Versus Epidural Analgesia in Totally Minimally Invasive Esophagectomies
Esophageal cancer ranks as the seventh leading cause of cancer globally, with 604,100 new cases, and the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Esophagectomy, Multimodal Analgesia, Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Trial name
- PACEMIE (NCT07434739)
- Testing
- paravertebral catheter analgesia, Epidural group
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Acute Post-thoracotomy Pain
Efficacy of Patient Controlled Epidural Anesthesia Versus Continuous Epidural Analgesia for Post-thoracotomy Pain
Postoperative thoracotomy pain is normally managed with an epidural catheter and continuous epidural analgesia (CEA). However, for some surgical procedures, patient controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) is more effective but…
- Trial name
- NCT01560429
- Testing
- Patient controlled epidural analgesia, Continuous epidural analgesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Post Operative Pain
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia
There are limited studies comparing these two modalities ( thoracic epidural and erector spine block) for relieving the pain after thoracic surgeries .this study aim to investigate this purpose
- Trial name
- TEAVSESPB (NCT06571188)
- Testing
- THORACIC EPIDURAL BLOCK, ERECTOER SPINE BLOCK
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Menoufia University
Postoperative Pain
Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia (PCEA) for Patients Who Have Had Major Open Gynecologic Surgery
Recovery after major abdominal surgery can be longer than other types of surgery. This is because often after abdominal surgery, the bowel does not work normally. When this happens, patients are unable to pass gas.
- Trial name
- NCT00136682
- Testing
- patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA), patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
EuroPainClinicsStudy IX
Prospective comparison between epiduroscopy procedure, Racz catheter procedure and caudal epidural block in patients with FBSS
- Trial name
- EPCS IX (NCT04686903)
- Testing
- Epiduroscopy treatment, Racz catheter epidural procedure, Caudal epidural block
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- EPC Education s.r.o.
Cervical Dilatation, Bishop Score
the Effects of Epidural Fentanyl on Vaginal Delivery
The study hypothesis was that epidural fentanyl may accelerate the dilation of the cervix and possibly result in a shorter duration of vaginal delivery.
- Conditions
- Cervical Dilatation, Bishop Score, Duration of Delivery
- Trial name
- EFVD (NCT02135224)
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Normal saline
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Epidural; Anesthesia, Headache, Analgesia
Comparison of the Epifaith® Syringe With the Plastic Syringe
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficiency of identifying epidural space with either the Epifaith® syringe or the plastic syringe in parturients.
- Trial name
- NCT06085027
- Testing
- Labor analgesia
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital