Clinical trials: Epidural Analgesia
Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia For Liver and/or Pancreas
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if there is a difference in patients' quality of recovery if they receive 1 of 2 standard kinds of pain control treatments after surgery on the liver and/or pancreas.
- Trial name
- NCT01438476
- Testing
- Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IVPCA), Thoracic Epidural Analgesia (TEA), Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Fetus or Neonate Affected by Maternal Epidural Anesthesia During Labor and Delivery
Pulse Pressure and Post-epidural Fetal Heart Rate Changes
Epidural anesthesia, the most common method of pain control in labor, can contribute to alterations in maternal blood pressure and/or fetal heart rate changes.
- Trial name
- NCT02565485
- Testing
- Lactated Ringer's
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Pregnancy
Optimizing Dose of Bupivacaine in Combined Spinal Epidurals To Reduce Side Effects
The purpose of this study is to determine what dose of medication administered through a combined spinal epidural (CSE) provides the optimal pain relief with the minimal amount of side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02159807
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Pregnancy
Does Ultrasound Help Junior Anesthesia Residents With Placement of Labor Analgesia in Pregnant Patients
The investigators believe that ultrasound guided CSE technique will help junior resident rotating for the first time on the labor and delivery floor to place more accurately the epidural needle in the midline position as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT02747238
- Testing
- Ultrasound, No ultrasound, Epidural infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Obstetric Pain
Effect of Preemptive Epidural Analgesia in Labor on Cytokine Production
During labor there is an increased production of inflammatory mediators called cytokines. Higher concentration of certain cytokines has been linked to adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00361712
- Testing
- Preemptive epidural analgesia, Standard of care
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Morbid Obesity, Postoperative Pain
Patients-Controlled Epidural Analgesia After Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity Using Morphine-Levobupivacaine Regimens
Adequate postoperative analgesia can facilitate recovery following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity. The efficacy and safety of intravenous patient - controlled analgesia has been studied, but up to date no data are…
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Bowel Function, Postoperative Ambulation
- Trial name
- NCT01249872
- Testing
- GROUP A : 0 mg MORPHINE-0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE, GROUP B : 1 mg MORPHINE- 0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE, GROUP C : 2 mg MORPHINE-0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Cesarean Section
A Comparison of Meperidine for Post-Cesarean Analgesia: Bolus Versus Infusion and Bolus
The purpose of this study is to determine if epidural meperidine administered by patient-controlled bolus button is equivalent to a low dose infusion plus patient-controlled bolus.
- Trial name
- NCT01741259
- Testing
- Meperidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mercy Research
Lumbar Ultrasound
Ultrasound for Neuraxial Anesthesia
The patients will be allocated to 2 groups: the ultrasound group and the palpation group. Ultrasound detection of the puncture site will be performed to the patients of the one group (group U).
- Trial name
- NCT02553746
- Testing
- Detection of the puncture site by ultrasound scan of the lumbar spine., Detection of the puncture site by identification of the landmarks.
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- 424 General Military Hospital
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
Pregnancy, Pain
A Trial Comparing Combined Spinal- Epidural Dosing Strategies for External Cephalic Version
We plan to conduct a prospective, single blinded, randomized clinical trial to assess the impact of combined spinal-epidural dosing on the success rate of, and patient satisfaction during, external version for breech fetal…
- Trial name
- NCT01991743
- Testing
- Group 2.5, Group 5, Group 7.5
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Labor
Do Peanut Shaped Birthing Balls Reduce the Length of Labor in Patients With Epidural Analgesia?
Labor patients who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be consented to be participate in this study to determine if the use of a peanut shaped birthing ball reduces the length of labor and reduces the incidence of cesarean…
- Trial name
- NCT02539563
- Testing
- peanut shaped birthing ball
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pain, Postoperative, Major Abdominal Surgery
Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Exparel Verus Continuous Epidural Analgesia With Bupivacaine
Comparison of Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block with Exparel versus Continuous Epidural Analgesia With Bupivacaine
- Trial name
- NCT02996227
- Testing
- TAP block, Epidural analgesia, EXPAREL
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 514 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Pain Following Thoracotomy Surgery
Study of Exparel Versus Epidural for Pain Control After Thoracotomy
Unilateral intercostal nerve blocks provide pain control as effectively as a continuous thoracic epidural, and will a lower incidence of side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02178553
- Testing
- Epidural, Intercostal Bupivicaine (Exparel)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Osteoarthritis
Analgesia After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Peri-Articular Injection Versus Epidural Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
The best way to provide analgesia after total hip arthroplasty is hotly debated. There are two protocols in use at Hospital for Special Surgery(HSS).
- Trial name
- PAI Hip (NCT01658072)
- Testing
- Peri-Articular Injection, Epidural Patient Controlled Analgesia (Epidural PCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Labor, Analgesia, Epidural
Effect of Timing on Efficacy of Morphine Analgesia After 2-chloroprocaine Anesthesia
Epidural chloroprocaine is often used in obstetrical anesthesia because of its fast onset and short duration. These properties make it an ideal drug to use for epidural anesthesia in patients undergoing postpartum tubal ligation.
- Trial name
- NCT00487084
- Testing
- Morphine-CP-saline (MCS), saline-2CP-morphine (SCM), saline-lidocaine-morphine (SLM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
Anesthesia, Epidural, Hypotension
Hypotension Prediction Index to Predict Epidural-labor Analgesia Induced Hypotension
The purpose of this pilot trial is to examine the feasibility and ease of use of monitoring by ClearSight in laboring and delivering patients with the intent to compare time-to-treatment of hypotension between conventionally…
- Trial name
- NCT05906368
- Testing
- ClearSight HPI Monitoring system, Standard of Care Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Target Controlled Infusion (TCI), Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia
The Effect of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia With Different Block Level on Propofol Induction
It is a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effect of TEA with different block level on propofol concentration during general anesthesia induction.
- Conditions
- Target Controlled Infusion (TCI), Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia, Block Level, Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT02135016
- Testing
- 1% lidocaine, 2% lidocaine, 0.9% normal saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- First Hospital of China Medical University
Laparoscopic Colectomy
Epidural Analgesia (EDA) Versus Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) in Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a epidural analgesia versus patient controlled analgesia reduces the medical recovery in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic colon surgery.
- Trial name
- EVA (NCT00508300)
- Testing
- Epidural analgesia, Patient controlled analgesia
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, Pain, Postoperative
Comparison of Three Different Pain Blocks for Subjects Undergoing VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) Procedure.
The purpose of this study is to compare three different pain control methods on subjects who are scheduled to undergo VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) procedures.
- Conditions
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Acute
- Trial name
- VATS (NCT03151434)
- Testing
- US Guided Single Shot Paravertebral Block (0.2% ropivicaine infusion), US Guided Paravertebral Catheter (0.2% ropivicaine bolus), Thoracic Epidural (0.125% bupivicaine/hydromorphone)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University