Clinical trials: Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Labor Pain
The Optimal Dosage of Intrathecal Morphine for Peripartum Analgesia
The purpose of this study is to determine the ideal dosage of intrathecal morphine for intra and post partum analgesia, while minimizing the side effect profile.
- Trial name
- NCT01146457
- Testing
- Morphine, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Analgesia, Obstetrical, Postpartum Hemorrhage
Prospective Effect of Intravenous Ketorolac on Opioid Use, EBL and Complications Following Cesarean Delivery
In this randomized, double-blind control trial to evaluate the effect of ketorolac given at the time of cord clamp has on estimated blood loss and postcesarean pain control.
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Obstetrical, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Opioid Use, Nonsteroidals (NSAIDs)Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT02509312
- Testing
- Ketorolac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Epidural Analgesia for Labour and Delivery
Cross-legged Versus Traditional Sitting Position for the Success of Epidural Analgesia During Labor
The success of an epidural analgesia catheter placement depends on the parturient position. A poor posture can increase the number of punctures, patient discomfort, and risk of complications.
- Trial name
- IP3 (NCT04754282)
- Testing
- Position of labouring women for epidural analgesia catheter placement : Traditional Sitting Position (TSP), Position of labouring women for epidural analgesia catheter placement : Cross-legged Sitting Position (CSP)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 457 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Labor, Obstetric
Nutrition as a Determinant of Labor Outcome
This is a randomized, double-blind trial looking at how nutrition intake is associated with labor progress and complications.
- Trial name
- NCT00367549
- Testing
- Energy-containing soft drink
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Epidural, Labor Pain
Improving Labour Induction Analgesia: Epidural Fentanyl Bolus at Epidural Initiation for Induction of Labour
Labour pain can be intensified for labour inductions and women undergoing inductions often have earlier and more frequent requests for analgesia.
- Conditions
- Epidural, Labor Pain, Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn, Obstetric Anesthesia Problems
- Trial name
- NCT04011098
- Testing
- Epidural Fentanyl Bolus, Standard Epidural Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Impact of Epidural Anesthesia on Low Back Function
Back pain is a common complication after the use of epidural anesthesia in obstetric and non-obstetric surgeries and occurs in 30-45% of cases (Brown, 2005).
- Trial name
- NCT04759963
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Valley University
Labor Pain
A Novel Approach to Optimize Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB) Delivery for Labour Analgesia
Programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) for labour analgesia allows an epidural pump to be programmed to deliver small amounts of the local anesthetic and opioid solution at regularly timed intervals.
- Trial name
- NCT03871530
- Testing
- Coordinate A, Coordinate B, Coordinate C
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Back Pain, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Ultrasound-Guided Landmark and Epidural Site Pain
Historically, women who have chronic back pain after pregnancy have attributed the cause to the epidural procedure. While many studies have shown no greater incidence of generalized post-partum back pain in those who received an…
- Trial name
- NCT02813681
- Testing
- US-epidural SVD, Spontaneous vaginal delivery without an Epidural
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Delivery, Obstetric, Labor, Obstetric
Effects of a Lateral Position With Hip Flexion and Femoral Internal Rotation During the Second Stage of Labor in Nulliparous Women Receiving Epidural Analgesia
This randomized clinical study evaluated the effects of a lateral position with hip flexion and femoral internal rotation during the second stage of labor in nulliparous women receiving epidural labor analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT07745192
- Testing
- Lateral Position With Hip Flexion and Femoral Internal Rotation, Conventional Lateral Position
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric, Maternal Satisfaction
Impact of Patient Choice for Epidural Potency on Maternal Satisfaction
This clinical trial will compare two different approaches to epidural analgesia during labor to see which approach leads to higher patient satisfaction after delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT07414407
- Testing
- Patient-selected epidural management, Standard epidural management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obstetric Labor
Multicenter Study of Chloroprocaine Versus Ropivacaine for Epidural Labor Analgesia
Women requiring epidural labor analgesia were randomized into two groups, one with the local anesthetic chloroprocaine and the other with ropivacaine.
- Trial name
- NCT06472232
- Testing
- Chloroprocaine
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University
Postdural Puncture Headache, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
A Prospective Cohort Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Usability of the EpiZact Device
The purpose of the study is to learn more about a new device, the EpiZact Epidural Device, that may be helpful for reducing the likelihood of wet tap when a labor epidural is placed.
- Trial name
- NCT06729255
- Testing
- EpiZact-assisted epidural placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Labor Pain, Obstetric Pain
Comparison of Intrathecal Versus Epidural Fentanyl on Fetal Bradycardia in Labor Combined Spinal Epidural Analgesia
There have been studies reporting that combined spinal-epidural (CSE) with fentanyl and bupivacaine produce fetal bradycardia, (M.Kuczkowski, 2004) (Abrão K, 2009 ).
- Trial name
- NCT03623256
- Testing
- Spinal fentanyl, Spinal bupivacaine, Spinal Fentanyl and Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 558 people
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Pain Relief
Nociception Monitoring During Epidural Analgesia
Introduction and aim: Nociception monitors have been used to assess pain management in anesthetized patients. The investigators set out to evaluate whether Nociception Level (NOL) monitor (PMD-200 monitor with NOL technology …
- Trial name
- NCT06456177
- Testing
- Assessment of nociception in obstetric patients during epidural analgesia
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Labor Pain, Analgesia, Epidural
Comparing PIEB and CEI for Labor Pain Relief
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of two epidural analgesia maintenance methods for labor pain relief: Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB) and Continuous Epidural…
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Analgesia, Epidural, Analgesia, Obstetrical, Labor, Obstetric
- Trial name
- COPILOT (NCT07395934)
- Testing
- PIEB + PCEA, CEI + PCEA
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Da Nang Family General Hospital
Pregnancy
Use of Ultrasound in Obstetric Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia Data Base
This is a data base building project on the use of pre-procedure ultrasound for the performance of labor epidural pain relief and spinal anesthesia for cesarean deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT01192074
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Labour Pain
Spoken Animation for Labour Epidural
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new animated information film as a tool for introducing the concept of epidural as a method of labour pain relief to expectant women.
- Trial name
- SALE (NCT07202221)
- Testing
- Participant views Epidural animation before reading gold standard written information, Participant receives current gold standard written information alone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Preterm Birth
Labor Characteristics and Maternal-Infant Outcomes in Preterm Primiparous Women
This retrospective observational study evaluates labor characteristics in primiparous women with spontaneous preterm birth at different gestational ages and examines their associations with maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07844499
- Testing
- Gestational Age at Delivery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 436 people
- Sponsor
- Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jiading District
Post-Dural Puncture Headache
The Influence of Needle Diameter on Post Dural Puncture Headache
The purpose of this study is to determine whether injection needle pen point type 'PP Gauge 25' should be recommended as a primary choice of needle (in stead of 'PP Gauge 27') for healthy pregnant women who at delivery (vaginal…
- Trial name
- NCT02827058
- Testing
- G25 pencil point needle, G27 pencil point needle
- Where
- 3 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Epidural Blockade
Thermographic Imaging in Epidural Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to describe infrared thermographic imaging as a tool for the assessment of epidural block in obstetrics patients
- Trial name
- NCT02739776
- Testing
- Thermographic imaging
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cook County Health