Clinical trials: Epidural Catheter
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
Pain, Postoperative
Comparing the Effect of TAP-catheter and Epidural Catheter on Postoperative Pain After Open Gynecologic Surgery
This study compares the effect on postoperative pain of bolus administration of ropivacaine in Transversus abdominis plane catheter and continuous bupivacain-infusion in epidural catheters following open gynecologic surgery.The…
- Trial name
- NCT01760174
- Testing
- Ropivacaine bolus in transversus abdominis plane catheter, Bupivacain-infusion in epidural catheter
- Where
- Denmark
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy
Comparison Between Endoscopic Epidural Neuroplasty and Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty in Low Back and Radicular Pain
PEN(percutaneous epidural neuroplasty) can be performed percutaneously, may be manipulated to mechanically break up adhesions by catheter, while various agents, such as anesthetics, corticosteroids, hyaluronidase, and hypertonic…
- Trial name
- NCT05533723
- Testing
- Endoscopic epidural neuroplasty, Percutaneous epidural neuroplasty (PEN)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Ajou University School of Medicine
Pregnancy
Comparison of Echo-assisted ALR Technique and Traditional ALR Technique for the Placement of an Epidural Catheter in the Obstetric Patient
This is a randomized, open-label, single-center clinical trial. The purpose of the study is to understand whether the aid of ultrasound assessment is useful in improving the competence of resident.
- Trial name
- OST-22-01 (NCT06811649)
- Testing
- Ultrasound guided injection with local anaestethic
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
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
Labor Pain
Intravenous Terbutaline to Facilitate Labor Epidural Catheter Placement
Labor pain is a major factor in making the placement of an epidural catheter difficult. The epidural, once in place and dosed, eventually decreases the parturient's pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01651962
- Testing
- Terbutaline, Fentanyl, 0.9% NaCl
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Kai Schoenhage
Pregnancy
Does Ultrasound Help Junior Anesthesia Residents With Placement of Labor Analgesia in Pregnant Patients
The investigators believe that ultrasound guided CSE technique will help junior resident rotating for the first time on the labor and delivery floor to place more accurately the epidural needle in the midline position as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT02747238
- Testing
- Ultrasound, No ultrasound, Epidural infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Epidural Waveform Analysis for Thoracic Epidural Blocks
Epidural waveform analysis (EWA) provides a simple confirmatory adjunct for loss-of-resistance (LOR): when the needle/catheter tip is correctly positioned inside the epidural space, pressure measurement results in a pulsatile…
- Trial name
- NCT03603574
- Testing
- EWA through the needle, EWA through the catheter
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Open Liver Resection
The Effects of Local Infiltration Versus Epidural Following Liver Resection 2
The investigators plan to compare epidurals versus wound catheters for effects on pain relief and recovery following open liver surgery.
- Trial name
- LIVER 2 (NCT01747122)
- Testing
- Wound catheter, Epidural
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Acute Pain
Paravertebral Catheters for Pancreatic Surgery
Design: Level I randomized prospective outcomes study comparing two groups of patients. One group will receive bupivacaine and dilaudid thoracic epidural analgesia (PCA) post-operatively.
- Trial name
- NCT02363777
- Testing
- Epidural, Paravertebral catheters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Labor Pain
Development and Validation of Metrics Lumbar Labor Epidural Catheter Placement
Procedural skills play an important role in anaesthetic expertise. More focused training and assessment of procedural skills will be needed in the future as training moves from an apprenticeship based training system to…
- Trial name
- NCT02179879
- Testing
- Video validation
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cork University Hospital
Epidural Anesthesia
Efficacy and Safety of Electric Stimulation-guided Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Section
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
- NCT03443466
- Testing
- Epidural electrical stimulation (EES), Loss of resistance (LOR)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University Guro Hospital
Plasma Rich Fibrin, Epidural
Plasma Rich Fibrin Epidural Injection by Racz Catheter in Postdural Puncture Headache Guided Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
This study aims to evaluate plasma-rich fibrin epidural injection by Racz catheter in post-dural puncture headaches guided optic nerve sheath diameter.
- Conditions
- Plasma Rich Fibrin, Epidural, Racz Catheter, Postdural Puncture Headache
- Trial name
- NCT06790758
- Testing
- Plasma rich fibrin epidural injection by Racz catheter
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Epidural Analgesia for Labour and Delivery
Cross-legged Versus Traditional Sitting Position for the Success of Epidural Analgesia During Labor
The success of an epidural analgesia catheter placement depends on the parturient position. A poor posture can increase the number of punctures, patient discomfort, and risk of complications.
- Trial name
- IP3 (NCT04754282)
- Testing
- Position of labouring women for epidural analgesia catheter placement : Traditional Sitting Position (TSP), Position of labouring women for epidural analgesia catheter placement : Cross-legged Sitting Position (CSP)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 457 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Patients Scheduled for Epidural Anaesthesia
Evaluation of a Standard Epidural Catheter During Clinical Practice
During the insertion of epidural catheters several complications can occur, including transient paraesthesia and inadvertent venous cannulation.
- Trial name
- NCT00396903
- Testing
- catheter
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Analgesia, Obstetrical
Intrapartum Epidural Catheter Displacement: Dressing Methods
Failure of labor epidural is a well-recognized situation in obstetric anesthesia practice. Incidence of epidural failure was shown to be 12% in a retrospective analysis of 19,259 deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT03574441
- Testing
- Tegaderm dressing + catheter support pad, Tegaderm dressing + Steri-strip dressing, Tegaderm dressing only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Racz Catheter, Conventional
Racz Catheter Technique Versus Conventional Technique in Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection for Management of Low Back Pain
The aim of this study is to compare Racz catheter technique and conventional technique in lumbar epidural steroid injection for the management of low back pain.
- Conditions
- Racz Catheter, Conventional, Lumbar, Epidural
- Trial name
- NCT06599723
- Testing
- Conventional lumbar steroid injections, Racz catheter
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Open Abdominal Surgery, Epidural Analgesia
"Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound Compared to Epidurography for Epidural Catheter Localization"
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound for locating epidural catheters compared to the gold standard, epidurography.
- Trial name
- NCT06556836
- Testing
- Doppler color and M-Mode ultrasound, Epidurography
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Epidural Anesthesia
Heating Precondition of Epidural Catheter Decrease the Incidence of Injury to Blood Vessel During Epidural Catheter Placement
To explore the effect of heating precondition of epidural catheter on the incidence of injury to blood vessel during epidural catheter placement.
- Trial name
- NCT02537665
- Testing
- heating precondition
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Lung Cancer, Pain, Postoperative
Pain Control After VATS Anatomical Pulmonary Resections
In patients undergoing minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, or VATS), moderate to severe post-operative pain may often be experienced.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Pain, Postoperative, Thoracic Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT05993273
- Testing
- Epidural, ESP block, Cryoanalgesia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Padova