Clinical trials: Epidural Catheter
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Single vs Double Epidural Catheter Analgesia for Scoliosis Surgery
This is a study comparing pain control utlilizing one or two epidural catheters, along with a hydromorphone PCA, for analgesia following surgery for correction of scoliosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01900626
- Testing
- epidural catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Anesthesia
Loss of Resistance, w/wo Stimulation, For Epidural Placement
The purpose of this randomized, observer-blinded, investigative trial is to determine if the use of electrical stimulation, compared to the traditional loss of resistance technique alone, improves the success rate of epidural…
- Trial name
- NCT03087604
- Testing
- Thoracic epidural block, Electrical Nerve stimulation, Solution For Thoracic epidural block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Radicular; Neuropathic, Cervical, Neck Pain
C7-T1 Epidural Steroid Injections Versus Targeted Injection for Treatment of Cervical Radicular Pain
Cervical radicular pain is a common, disabling problem, occurs in 83:100,000 individuals per year. Symptoms are most often caused by intervertebral disc herniation (21.9%) or central or foraminal stenosis from spondylosis…
- Trial name
- NCT02095197
- Testing
- Triamcinolone 80mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Anesthesia, Pain
Combined Spinal Epidural Urinary Retention
The investigators hypothesize that many parturients can, in fact, spontaneously micturate with low dose combined spinal epidural analgesic doses given for labor and that Foley catheterization is unnecessary in the majority of…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Pain, Urinary Retention
- Trial name
- NCT01597791
- Testing
- Foley catheter, No foley catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Postoperative Pain
Transversus Abdominis Plane Catheter: a Study of Method
Major abdominal surgery is associated with postoperative pain. Transversus Abdominis Plane(TAP) block has been shown to reduce pain and opioid-requirements after abdominal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01395043
- Testing
- Placing bilateral TAP-catheters preoperatively, Bupivacain 2.5 mg/ml with epinephrine bolus in TAP-catheters
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
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
Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia
CompuFlo Thoracic Epidural Study
Traditionally, loss-of-resistance (LOR) to air or saline with a special ground-glass syringe is the technique used to identify epidural space, but failure rates up to 30% have been reported using this technique for thoracic…
- Trial name
- NCT03826186
- Testing
- Traditional (loss-of-resistance technique) thoracic epidural placement, CompuFlo thoracic epidural placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- YATISH SIDDAPURA RANGANATH
Tubal Ligation, Bilateral Tubal Ligation
Continuous Labor Epidural Catheter for Tubal Ligation Study
This study is to study the success rate of using the epidural catheter that was placed during the labor for the surgical anesthesia to perform a postpartum tubal ligation.
- Trial name
- NCT00898443
- Testing
- Epidural anesthetic, Spinal anesthetic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
Cervical Radiculopathy
Comparative Trial Via Tranforaminal Approach Versus Epidural Catheter Via Interlaminar Approach
Do cervical epidural steroid injections done by transforaminal catheter targeted approach improve pain and function in patients with cervical radicular pain?
- Trial name
- NCT03382821
- Testing
- Transforaminal ESI with dexamethasone, Transforaminal catheter-targeted ESI with triamcinolone, Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 10 MG/ML
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
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
Catheter Infections, Spinal Catheter (Epidural) (Subdural); Complications, Infection or Inflammation
Post-Operative Colonization Rates of Femoral Nerve Catheters Treated With Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Patch
Joint replacement is becoming an increasingly common procedure. In 2005, 534,000 total knee arthroplasties (TKA) were performed in the United States which is at a rate of 18.1 per 10,000 individuals, and the demand for primary…
- Trial name
- NCT01411891
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine impregnated patch (Biopatch)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
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
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
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
Epidural Catheter, Epidural Analgesia
Epidural Anesthesia for Transurethral Resection of The Prostate
The aim of this study is to assess the effects of different routes of local anesthetic administration in epidural anesthesia applied to patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P).
- Conditions
- Epidural Catheter, Epidural Analgesia, Geriatric Cardiology, Urologic Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06893809
- Testing
- Epidural injection via Tuohy needle, Epidural injection via catheter, Combined epidural injection (needle and catheter)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
Post-operative Pain
Uniport and Multiport Epidural Catheters in Post-surgical Patients
The investigators hypothesize that multi-port thoracic epidural catheters will provide superior pain relief when compared to uniport catheters for post-surgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02159560
- Testing
- Epidural catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, Pain, Postoperative
Comparison of Three Different Pain Blocks for Subjects Undergoing VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) Procedure.
The purpose of this study is to compare three different pain control methods on subjects who are scheduled to undergo VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) procedures.
- Conditions
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Acute
- Trial name
- VATS (NCT03151434)
- Testing
- US Guided Single Shot Paravertebral Block (0.2% ropivicaine infusion), US Guided Paravertebral Catheter (0.2% ropivicaine bolus), Thoracic Epidural (0.125% bupivicaine/hydromorphone)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Unplanned Caesarean Section
Chloroprocaine 3% - Epidural Anesthesia in Unplanned Caesarean Section
The study evaluate the quality of epidural anaesthesia and the safety of Chloroprocaine HCl 3% compared with Ropivacaine HCl 0.75% in patients with an epidural catheter in situ undergoing unplanned Caesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT02919072
- Testing
- Chloroprocaine, Ropivacaine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Sintetica SA
Hip Surgery, Post Operative Pain Control
Post Operative Pain Control After Pediatric Hip Surgery
Hip surgery in children is painful and the optimal modality for managing post-operative pain has not been established. This prospective randomized controlled trail compares lumbar plexus catheter (LPC), lumbar epidural catheter…
- Trial name
- NCT03435692
- Testing
- Lumbar Plexus Catheter, Lumbar Epidural Catheter, Patient Controlled Analgesia
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital