Clinical trials: Epidural Anesthesia
Pregnancy Related
Effectiveness of Clonidine, Dexmedetomidine, and Fentanyl Adjuncts for Labor Epidural Analgesia
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effectiveness of epidural clonidine, dexmedetomidine, or fentanyl adjuncts for labor analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT05487196
- Testing
- Clonidine, Dexmedetomidine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Surgery, Analgesia
Thoracic Epidural Analgesia vs Surgical Site Infiltration With Liposomal Bupivacaine Following Open Gynecologic Surgery
The goal of this study is to test the hypothesis that surgical site infiltration with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) is non-inferior to and more cost effective than thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) for patients undergoing open…
- Trial name
- NCT04117074
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Thoracic epidural analgesia (bupivacaine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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
Anesthesia; Adverse Effect, Spinal and Epidural, Headache, Complications; Anesthesia, Spinal and Epidural, in Pregnancy
Comparison of Two Spinal Needles Regarding Postdural Puncture Headache
The aim of the study is to observe the rate of postdural puncture headache observed after spinal anesthesia in cesarean section patients. Two kind of spinal anesthesia needles will be used: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01821807
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- Adiyaman University Research Hospital
Obesity, Morbid, Pregnancy
3D Ultrasound-guided Labor Epidural Analgesia in the Morbid Obese Parturient
This study will be a randomized control study, with the objective to evaluate epidural analgesia success rates between the two methods (Blind Approach versus Accuro Device).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Pregnancy, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03405311
- Testing
- Rivanna Accuro 3D Ultrasound Device, Palpation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Gastric Cancer
Propofol EC50 for Inducing Loss of Consciousness in General Combined Epidural Anesthesia
The beneficial of perioperative usage of thoracic epidural anesthesia and analgesia in various thoracic and upper abdominal surgery are well studied.
- Trial name
- NCT05124704
- Testing
- 5-8ml 0.375% ropivacaine, 5-8ml normal saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Wang Jiangling
Medical; Abortion, Fetus
Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Versus Continuous Epidural Infusion for Termination of Pregnancy Analgesia
This study included women who underwent voluntary second trimester termination of pregnancy. Patients were randomized to programmed intermittent epidural anesthetic bolus or continuous epidural infusion for pain analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT01860521
- Testing
- Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus, Continuous Epidural Infusion, Procedure of interruption of pregnancy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy
Pain Levels
Dural Puncture Epidural Versus Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery
This study will compare two anesthetics techniques called Dural Puncture Epidural (DPE) and Standard Epidural as to which of the two can provide faster and potentially better at providing pain relief for cesarean sections.
- Trial name
- NCT03915574
- Testing
- 25G Dural Puncture Epidural, Standard Epidural
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Epidural Anesthesia, Spinal Ultrasound
Utility of Ultrasound in Identification of Midline and Placement of Epidural in Severely Obese Parturients
This study will address the utility of ultrasound in the placement of an epidural catheter in severely obese parturients. Identification of midline can often be difficult using the standard method of palpation in obese patients.
- Conditions
- Epidural Anesthesia, Spinal Ultrasound, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03100968
- Testing
- Palpation, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cancer Debulking, Enlarged Uterus
Comparing Intrathecal Morphine and Intraoperative Lidocaine Infusion to Epidural Anesthesia With Postoperative PCA for Patients Undergoing Exploratory Laparotomy
To determine if opioid consumption postoperatively among patients undergoing non-emergent laparotomy by the gynecologic oncology service who receive intrathecal morphine with intraoperative lidocaine (IML) infusion are lower than…
- Conditions
- Cancer Debulking, Enlarged Uterus, Fibroid Uterus, Adnexal Mass
- Trial name
- NCT05017246
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Morphine, Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Osteoarthritis
Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia Versus Local Infiltration Analgesia Following Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study was to determine if the method of peri-operative analgesia used following total Knee Replacement surgery affected the progress towards rehabilitation goals and to determine whether the analgesia had any…
- Trial name
- NCT02478372
- Testing
- Patient Controlled Epidural (PCEA), Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA)
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Effects of Epidural Lidocaine on the Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles of DepoDur® After Cesarean Delivery
To evaluate the levels of morphine in a patient's blood when morphine is given into the epidural space in the form of DepoDur® either alone or following a dose of lidocaine also given in the epidural space.
- Trial name
- NCT00804609
- Testing
- DepoDur following epidural lidocaine, DepoDur following spinal anesthetic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Labor Pain, Pregnancy
The Association Between Decreasing Labor Analgesia Epidural Infusion and Forceps Delivery
The objective of this study will be to compare epidural infusion management, specifically looking at infusion rate changes, in patients who receive forceps deliveries versus normal spontaneous vaginal deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT00443560
- Testing
- Case controlled analysis of epidural labor analgesia patterns
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Anesthesia, Pain
Combined Spinal Epidural Urinary Retention
The investigators hypothesize that many parturients can, in fact, spontaneously micturate with low dose combined spinal epidural analgesic doses given for labor and that Foley catheterization is unnecessary in the majority of…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Pain, Urinary Retention
- Trial name
- NCT01597791
- Testing
- Foley catheter, No foley catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Anesthesia
A Comparison Between Conventional and Waveform-Confirmed Loss-of-Resistance for Thoracic Epidural Blocks
In the investigators' institution, the failure rate for thoracic epidural blocks is 23.1%. This stems from the prevalence of trainee operators coupled with the non-specific nature of loss-of-resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT02479763
- Testing
- Waveform-confirmed loss-of-resistance
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Montreal General Hospital
Pregnancy
Use of Peanut Labor Ball Following Epidural Anesthesia
The purpose of the study is to look at the impact of using the Peanut Labor Ball (PLB) after epidural anesthesia in patients who have never given birth.
- Trial name
- NCT02190591
- Testing
- Peanut Labor Ball
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
General Anesthesia, Propofol Target-controlled Infusion
Effects of Epidural Local Anesthetics on Propofol Induction
The investigators designed a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study to determine whether thoracic epidural anesthesia(TEA) with different local anesthetics has different influences on the propofol dose during induction.
- Conditions
- General Anesthesia, Propofol Target-controlled Infusion, Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT02000973
- Testing
- Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- First Hospital of China Medical University
Laparotomy, Colectomy
QL Block With Exparel in Colectomy
The purpose of this study is to determine if using a different type of injection of local anesthestic (pain medicine) in between the muscle layers of the abdominal wall (called a quadratus lumborum block) will improve pain…
- Trial name
- NCT03827291
- Testing
- Exparel, Thoracic epidural analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
Vaginal Laceration During Delivery
The PAIN (Pelvic Area Injection for Numbness) Study
Postpartum pain can interfere with patient's ability to care for themselves, and their newborn, and untreated pain is associated with risk of greater opioid use, postpartum depression, and development of persistent pain.
- Trial name
- PAIN (NCT05972681)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center