Clinical trials: Epidural Catheter
Labor Pain
Does Ultrasound Scanning of the Lumbar Spine Improve Patient Satisfaction and the Ease of Insertion Epidurals?
Ultrasound scanning of the back has been shown to increase success when used to guide epidural catheter insertion. However, this technique is not applied widely in clinical practice.
- Trial name
- NCT00996905
- Testing
- Portable ultrasound machine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Postoperative Retention of Urine, Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection
Day Zero Urinary Catheter Removal in Gen Thoracic Surgery Patients
Current standard of practice in study institution dictates day of surgery urinary catheter removal in general thoracic surgery patients receiving thoracic epidural analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT01309529
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Health System
Labor Pain
Optimum Length of Catheter in the Epidural Space for Labor Analgesia in Non-obese Women: a Randomised Controlled Trial of 4 cm Versus 5 cm
Epidural analgesia was introduced to the world of obstetrics in 1909 by Walter Stoeckel. Over the following 100 years it has developed to become the gold-standard for delivery of intra-partum analgesia, with between 60 and 75% of…
- Trial name
- NCT04946032
- Testing
- Epidural catheter
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Epidural Analgesia
Efficacy and Safety of Electrical Stimulation-guided Epidural Analgesia for Vaginal Delivery
Forty pregnant women (36 to 41 weeks gestation) will randomly allocate to two groups. Groups will be defined based on the method used to identify the epidural space for epidural anesthesia: the loss of resistance group (n=20) and…
- Trial name
- NCT03161717
- Testing
- Epidural electrical stimulation (EES), Loss of resistance (LOR)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sang Sik Choi
Movement of Thoracic and Lumbar Skin
How Much Can the Thoracic and Lumbar Skin Slide?
The investigators want to determine how much the skin on the back can move left to right of the midline and also up and down, in subjects presenting for procedure or in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02105363
- Testing
- measure of skin movement on surface of the back, Measurement of skin movement on surface of back
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Fever
Evaluation of Fever Occurring in Labor in Patients Receiving Epidural Anesthesia
Briefly, the investigators propose to evaluate nulliparous (first time mothers) patients beyond 36 0/7 weeks' gestation in active labor who already have received epidural anesthesia and have an intrauterine pressure catheter…
- Trial name
- NCT00326521
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MemorialCare
Intraoperative Pain
Management of Indwelling Labor Epidural Catheters for Cesarean Delivery
This is a prospective observational study that will survey patients who had an indwelling labor epidural catheter and subsequently underwent cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT07366307
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Labour Analgesia, Epidural Anaesthesia
Higher vs Lower Lumber Epidural Catheter Insertion During Labour: A Randomised Trial to Compare Efficacy.
This study will randomise pregnant women to labour epidural at a higher versus a lower lumbar level. Outcomes relating to success or failure of the epidural catheter at this level will be assessed.
- Trial name
- NCT06850636
- Testing
- Epidural Analgesia
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Rotunda Hospital
Anesthesia
Magnesium for Shivering in Epidural Lidocaine Deliveries
Magnesium has been shown to decrease the shivering experienced from neuraxial anesthesia. This study aims to investigate whether magnesium decreases the shivering experienced in parturients undergoing labor epidural anesthesia…
- Trial name
- Mag-SHIELD (NCT03439358)
- Testing
- Magnesium Sulfate, Normal Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Labor and Delivery
Epidural Loading: High Volume, Low Concentration
This prospective, randomized, single blinded control trial will investigate the effects of epidural loading with a high volume, low concentration local anesthetic solution via the epidural needle versus the epidural catheter.
- Trial name
- NCT02803450
- Testing
- Epidural needle, Catheter Administration, Standard of Care Epidural Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Administration Methods of Labor Analgesia
Epidural Loading Prior to Catheter Insertion
This study explores the potential for a more rapid onset of pain relief when drug administration is performed through the epidural needle, a technique of epidural loading that provides a rapid and reliable level of labor…
- Trial name
- NCT02883283
- Testing
- Epidural loading dose, Epidural catheter, Epidural needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Labor Pain
Response Patterns to the Electric Stimulation of Epidural Catheters in Term Pregnant Women
Lumbar epidural analgesia is commonly used for labor pain relief due to its effectiveness and safety. Despite its very high success rate, the epidural technique remains a rather blind technique and failures continue to occur.
- Trial name
- NCT02274467
- Testing
- Trans-catheter electric stimulation test
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Labor Pain
Assessment of the Use of Ultrasound for Epidural Catheter Placement and Comparison With Palpation Technique
This study is intended to determine whether ultrasound imaging can improve the ability to place a spinal or epidural needle in obstetric anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02271100
- Testing
- ultrasound guidance, palpation guidance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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
Labor Pain
The Response Patterns to the Electrical Stimulation of Epidural Catheters With Varying Pulse Widths in Term Pregnant Women
Epidural analgesia is commonly used for labor pain relief due to its safety and effectiveness. Despite a very high success rate, the epidural technique remains a somewhat blind technique and failures continue to occur.
- Trial name
- NCT02762149
- Testing
- Nerve stimulator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Labor Pain
Epidural Catheter Thread Between Two Different Vendors
The aim of the study is to assess if there is a difference in ability to thread the epidural catheter from two different epidural pain management kits vendors
- Trial name
- NCT03722446
- Testing
- Arrow Catheter Kit., B.Braun Catheter Kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Anxiety, Pain
Mindful Meditation for Epidural Catheter Placement
Given the high prevalence of neuraxial analgesia use during labor and the anxiety associated with these procedures, a method to decrease this anxiety could benefit millions of laboring women each year.
- Trial name
- NCT04687085
- Testing
- 10 minute mindful meditation recording
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Labor Analgesia
Effect of Epidural Catheter Retention Depth on Labor Analgesia Performed in DPE Combined With PIEB Model
The purpose of this study is to observe the appropriate indwelling depth of epidural catheter when labor analgesia is performed in the mode of DPE combined with PIEB, and then shorten the onset time of labor analgesia and reduce…
- Trial name
- NCT06602440
- Testing
- The indwelling length of epidural catheter is 3 centimeters., The indwelling length of epidural catheter is 5 centimeters., The indwelling length of epidural catheter is 7 centimeters.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Pregnancy
Does Ultrasound Help With Placement of Labor Analgesia in Pregnant Patients?
The investigators believe that ultrasound guided CSE technique will accurately place the epidural needle in the midline position compared to epidural needle placement via palpation of anatomical landmarks.
- Trial name
- NCT02207972
- Testing
- Use of Ultrasound, No ultrasound used
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Two Different Techniques to Perform Epidural Using Ultrasound
Accuro and the Use of Real Time Ultra Sound With Acoustic Puncture Assisted Device to Confirm Epidural Space End Point
Aim of the work: To compare the use of the Accuro ultrasound and a real time ultrasound guided epidural combined with the acoustic puncture assisted device to perform the epidural anesthesia Secondary aim is to compare the…
- Trial name
- NCT04204070
- Testing
- Accuro, APAD
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University