Clinical trials: Epidural Placement
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
Labor Epidural, Lumbar Ultrasound
Influence of Lumbar Ultrasound on Resident Learning Curve for Lateral Labor Epidural Placement
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of lumbar spine ultrasound on the success rate and efficiency of labor epidural placement in the lateral position.
- Trial name
- NCT02826668
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Neuraxial Anesthesia Charting
Tracking Attempts of CSE, Epidural and Spinal Insertions (TRACES)
The goal of this study is to compare observed neuraxial (Epidural, spinal, combined spinal-epidural) insertion attempts with actual documented attempts in anesthesia providers (staff, residents and fellows) at one maternal…
- Trial name
- TRACES (NCT04862611)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Epidural Placement
Utilizing Ultrasound for Residents as an Aid in Epidural Placement
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the use of ultrasound as an aid for epidural placement in residents performing all epidural techniques under direct staff anesthesiologist supervision.
- Trial name
- NCT03378492
- Testing
- Ultrasound Guided Epidural, Standard Epidural
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
Epidural Placement
BrightPoint Reflectometer Device Study
Participants are being asked to participate in this study because they are having an epidural placed for labor. This human clinical trial has been designed to evaluate the use of the BrightPoint Reflectometer Device (AKA…
- Trial name
- NCT05616299
- Testing
- BrightPoint
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Anesthesia
Superiority of Epidural Placement Technique Using EpiFaith Syringe
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of EpiFaith® syringe on the establishment of successful epidural labor analgesia, change of elapsed time for identification of epidural space, and learning curve of CA-1 residents.
- Trial name
- NCT04793373
- Testing
- Syringe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
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 Analgesia
Do Epidurals Placed at a Lower Level Improve Labor Analgesia?
The investigators wish to compare the analgesia provided by epidurals placed high in the lumbar spine versus epidurals place low in the lumbar spine.
- Trial name
- NCT00954317
- Testing
- epidural placed low, high epidural
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
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