Clinical trials: Epidural Block
Abdominoplasty
Abdominoplasty Under Epidural Anesthesia
Abdominoplasty is one of the most popular body-contouring procedures, yet it is also among the most hazardous aesthetic procedures currently performed.
- Trial name
- NCT01389635
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Labor Pain
Effect of Prenatal Education on Perceptions of Epidural Acceptance
The purpose of the study is to determine if targeted prenatal educational program on womens' perceptions of epidural increases the acceptance of intrapartum epidural analgesia relative to the control group.
- Trial name
- NCT01709591
- Testing
- Prenatal education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
Educational Problems
Achieving Lumbar Epidural Block Competency in Inexperienced Trainees After a Structured Teaching Model
There is currently no universally accepted, comprehensive, or standard systematic way to teach the epidural block. Typical teaching of epidural catheter placement consists of a combination of didactic education and hands-on…
- Trial name
- NCT04749186
- Testing
- Compuflo Epidural Training Instrument
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European e-Learning School in Obstetric Anesthesia
Post Operative Pain
Laparoscopic-guided TAP Block vs Epidural Analgesia
The LAPTAP trial will provide evidence on preferred post-operative analgesia method in elective laparoscopic colon surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05214261
- Testing
- Safety and efficiency of post operative analgesia between laparoscopic-assisted TAP block and epidural analgesia
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oulu University Hospital
Maternal Hypotension
Norepinephrine on Maternal Hypotension After Combined Lumbar and Epidural Anaesthesia
Norepinephrine has emerged as a potential alternative for stabilizing blood pressure during spinal anesthesia for cesarean section, purportedly maintaining maternal heart rate and cardiac output more effectively than…
- Trial name
- NCT06498115
- Testing
- Norepinephrine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third People's Hospital of Bengbu
Pain, Postoperative
Analgesic Effect of Three-point Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Compared With Continuous Epidural Infusion for Post-laparoscopic Nephrectomy
This study aimed to compare the efficacy three-point Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) blocks with continuous epidural infusion for alleviating pain post-laparoscopic nephrectomy
- Trial name
- NCT03154463
- Testing
- TAP Blocks, continuous epidural infusion
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
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
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
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
Hypospadias
Analgesia in Pediatric Hypospadias Surgeries
The primary aim of the current study will be to use the duration until the first postoperative analgesic requirement after two different block techniques to compare the analgesic effect.
- Trial name
- NCT06410482
- Testing
- US guided caudal block, Dorsal penile nerve block
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
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
Intracranial Pressure
Evaluation of the Effect on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Section
Depending on the physiology of pregnancy, the risk of increased aspiration, difficult airway, increased oxygen consumption and reduced functional residual capacity, breathing problems make general anesthesia application risky.
- Trial name
- EONSDCS (NCT03853889)
- Testing
- USG guided ONSD measurement preepidural
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Cesarean Section
The Effects of a Head Elevated Ramped Position During Elective Cesarean Delivery After Combined Spinal Epidural (CSE) Anesthesia
This study will randomly allocate 180 women undergoing elective C-sections under combined spinal epidural (CSE) Anesthesia at BC Women's Hospital to one of three groups: Standard Pillow under Head (Control), Head Elevated in…
- Trial name
- NCT01161693
- Testing
- TROOP® elevation pillow
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Post Operative Pain, Cesarean Section
The Effect of Intravenous Infusion of Tramadol-ondansetron on Recovery After Caesarean Section.
It will be a prospective observational cohort study. The investigators will compare post-cesarean section recovery in patients receiving intravenous infusion of tramadol-ondansetron versus epidural catheter with infusion of local…
- Conditions
- Post Operative Pain, Cesarean Section, Tramadol, Postoperative Recovery
- Trial name
- TRON (NCT05879536)
- Testing
- Tramadol-ondansetron continuous infusion, Ropivacaine via epidural catheter
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Fe
Knee Injuries
Comparison of IPACK and Adductor Canal Block Combination Versus Epidural Analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty
To compare the efficacy and complications of IPACK and adductor canal block combination and epidural block in patients who will be operated for knee arthroscopy under spinal anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT05751109
- Testing
- ipack+adduktor kanal
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization
Labor Pain
Use of Standardized Algorithm for the Management of Epidural Analgesia for Labor and Delivery
Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB) has become a standard technique for labour analgesia in many departments of anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT04814199
- Testing
- Algorithm
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities
Goal-directed Labor Epidural Analgesia Maintenance
The GLEAM trial is a multicenter, pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial to assess the effects of programmed intermittent epidural bolus versus continuous epidural infusion on the rate of spontaneous vaginal delivery and several…
- Trial name
- GLEAM (NCT05255263)
- Testing
- PIEB, CEI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pregnancy, Labor Pain
Does Ultrasound of the Spine Improve Labor Epidurals/Spinal Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients?
The investigators are interested in determining the utility of ultrasound of the spine for labor epidurals or spinal anesthesia for women in labor or having a cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT01243216
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Labour Analgesia, Epidural Anaesthesia
An Observational Study Investigating the Positioning of Epidural Catheters and Their Function During Labour Analgesia
This is a small observational study investigating the physical changes that occur to epidural catheters after insertion for obstetric anaesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02924779
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rotkreuzklinikum München gGmbH
Skin Bacteria
Comparing Skin Disinfectants Before Labour Epidural Analgesia
The purpose of this study is to compare the current standard skin disinfectant solution for labour epidurals used at BC Women's Hospital to another common skin disinfectant and to the skin disinfectant solution recommended by the…
- Trial name
- NCT00247897
- Testing
- Skin antisepsis
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia