Clinical trials: Epidural Anesthesia
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
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
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
Spinal Anesthesia, Epidural; Anesthesia
Bupivacaine With Epidural Volume Extension
In this study the investigator will address the efficacy of using low dose bupivacaine spinal anesthesia (SA) in combination with epidural volume extension (EVE) for patients undergoing short obstetric procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT03110003
- Testing
- 10 mg Bupivacaine, 5 mg Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pain Management Strategies in Liver Resection Surgery
TEA vs. PVB vs. PCA in Liver Resection Surgery
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of three alternative methods of analgesia in patients undergoing complex liver resection surgery: 1) thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), 2) continuous paravertebral block (PVB)…
- Trial name
- NCT02192879
- Testing
- thoracic epidural, continuous paravertebral catheter, Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pain, Acute
Programmed Intermittent Bolus Dosing Versus Continuous Epidural Infusion for Epidural Analgesia in Abdominal Surgery.
Epidurals are an effective means for providing neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia. Prior studies in labor epidurals have demonstrated that a programmed intermittent bolus application of local anesthesia can improve pain control…
- Trial name
- NCT03307174
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Efficacy of Multimodal Peri- and Intraarticular Drug Injections in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain, causing patient discomfort, mobilisation and hospital discharge. The aim of this study is to: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00562627
- Testing
- ropivacaine, adrenaline, ketorolac
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Asker & Baerum Hospital
Labor Pain
Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Time Interval and Injection Volume
Studies suggest that administration of maintenance epidural solutions as programmed or automated intermittent boluses, rather than continuous infusions, result in lower bupivacaine consumption, decreased need for manual boluses…
- Trial name
- NCT00417027
- Testing
- Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
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
Lumbosacral Radicular Pain
Corticosteroid Lumbar Epidural Analgesia for Radiculopathy
This is a research study of SP-102, an experimental medication designed to relieve pain in patients with a specific type of leg pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03372161
- Testing
- SP-102
- Where
- 37 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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.
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
Labor Pain
Comparison of PIEB vs CEI for Labor Analgesia
The aim of this prospective, doubled-blinded randomized study is to compare two modes of epidural analgesia delivery, programmed intermittent epidural boluses (PIEB) versus continuous epidural infusion (CEI) with patient…
- Trial name
- NCT02949271
- Testing
- Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus, Continuous Epidural Infusion, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Virtual Reality, Anesthesia
HoloLens: an Objective Alternative to the Operator's Memory
Neuraxial anesthesia has traditionally been a 'blind' technique relying on users' feel and skill, both are subjective, lack complete accuracy and influenced by patient's physique variations that are quite challenging, and lead to…
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Anesthesia, Epidural
- Trial name
- Hololens (NCT04028284)
- Testing
- HoloLens-guided epidural, US-guided epidural
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Arthropathy of Hip
Compare Epidural vs. Lumbar Plexus Analgesia After Hip Arthroplasty
The goal of this retrospective chart review is to evaluate if the implementation of lumbar plexus block placement for postoperative pain have improved conditions in the postoperative period for patients undergoing total hip…
- Trial name
- NCT02493621
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Labor Pain
Comparison of Epidural Fentanyl and Clonidine for Breakthrough Pain
Epidural analgesia has proven to be an effective method for severe pain relief associated with labor and delivery. During labor, a low dose continuous infusion of local anesthetic and narcotic will be administered through an…
- Trial name
- NCT01846221
- Testing
- Clonidine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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
Intraoperative Complication, Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm
Epidural Anesthesia Within an Enhanced Recovery Pathway in Reducing Pain in Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery
This randomized clinical trial studies epidural anesthesia within an enhanced recovery pathway (ERP) in reducing pain in patients undergoing gynecologic surgery.
- Conditions
- Intraoperative Complication, Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02423876
- Testing
- Epidural analgesia, Intraoperative Complication Management and Prevention, Pain Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison