Clinical trials: Epidural Block
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
Pain
Preoperative Gabapentin for Acute and Chronic Post-thoracotomy Analgesia
One dose of either gabapentin or placebo will be given to patients prior to thoracotomy. Patients will also receive an epidural infusion, intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with fentanyl, oral acetaminophen and intravenous…
- Trial name
- NCT00588159
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Diphenhydramine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michelle Kinney
Surgical Anesthesia, Cesarean Section
Comparison of Chloroprocaine vs Lidocaine for Epidural Anesthesia in Cesarean Delivery
Regional anesthesia is commonly used for elective and emergency cesarean delivery. It provides numerous safety advantages when compared to general anesthesia for both the mother and fetus1.
- Trial name
- NCT03414359
- Testing
- 2% Lidocaine, 3% Chloroprocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
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
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
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
Pregnancy
Effects of Bupivacaine Induced Motor Blockade During the Second Stage of Labor
The aim of this study is to measure the effects of bupivacaine administered via epidural catheters on indices of motor blockade ascertained during the second stage of labor.
- Trial name
- BUP (NCT01621230)
- Testing
- Epidural Bupivacaine plus fentanyl, Epidural fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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
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
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
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
Labor Pain, Pregnancy
Neuraxial Versus Systemic Analgesia for Latent Phase Labor Effect on Rate of Operative Delivery
The purpose of this study in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor is to determine whether initiation of neuraxial analgesia compared to systemic opioid analgesia early in labor (< 4 cm cervical dilation)affects the…
- Trial name
- NCT00380978
- Testing
- combined spinal epidural analgesia, late analgesia (systemic)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,026 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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.
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
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
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Nerve Block
Epidural Catheter With or Without Adductor Canal Nerve Block for Postoperative Analgesia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to further investigate the efficacy of adductor canal nerve blocks for pain management after total knee replacement.
- Trial name
- NCT02121392
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Nerve Block Catheter, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Pectus Excavatum
A Comparison Trial Between PCA and Epidural Analgesia for Pectus Excavatum Repair
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of epidural and IV analgesia in controlling pain in patients undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum.
- Trial name
- NCT02056301
- Testing
- Hydromorphone, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
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
Postdural Puncture Headache
Therapeutic Epidural Patch Versus Pain Block in the Midface for Headache
The purpose of this study is to compare a pain block in the midface, versus the traditional, more invasive, therapeutic epidural patch for the treatment of headaches
- Trial name
- NCT03112720
- Testing
- Epidural Blood Patch, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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