Clinical trials: Epidural Placement
Anxiety, Satisfaction
Music's Effects on Anxiety During Epidural Placement
The objective of the study is to determine if playing the song "Weightless" by Marconi Union during labor epidural placement, decreases laboring parturient anxiety and improves satisfaction with the experience.
- Trial name
- NCT03844659
- Testing
- Song "Weightless" by Marconi Union, No Song
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Epidural; Anesthesia, Headache, Analgesia
Comparison of Infiltration of 2% Lidocaine With and Without Needle as Analgesia in Epidural Needle Insertion
One way to reduce pain during epidural needle insertion is infiltration of lidocaine using a needle. However, infiltration of lidocaine using the needle alone is a painful process.
- Trial name
- NCT05326867
- Testing
- Infiltration of 2% Lidocaine with Needle, Infiltration of 2% Lidocaine without Needle
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Analgesia, Obstetrical, Post-Dural Puncture Headache
Intrathecal Catheter Placement Versus Resiting Epidural Catheter After Dural Puncture in Obstetric Patients
Epidural anesthesia represents the most popular method for pain relief during labour. Unintentional dural puncture (UDP) occurs in 0.4-1.5% of labour epidural analgesia, representing therefore the most common complication.
- Trial name
- ItaREVI (NCT05977361)
- Testing
- Resiting Epidural Catheter, Intrathecal Catheter Placement
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Anesthesia
Poke and a Placebo
To discover if a positive description of the procedure for an epidural can reduce the overall pain score associated with the procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT04497220
- Testing
- Negative Connotation Langauge, Positive Connotation Language
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
Central Nervous System Infections, Pseudotumor Cerebri
A Study to Test Performance of Needle Placements for Neuraxial Procedures Using Tactile Imaging vs Control
This study will compare the VerTouch device to the conventional palpation technique for performing diagnostic and therapeutic neuraxial procedures.
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Infections, Pseudotumor Cerebri, Neurological Disorder, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04796935
- Testing
- Tactile Imaging (VerTouch), Control (palpation)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- IntuiTap Medical, Inc
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
Lumbosacral Radicular Pain
The Influence of Needle-insertion Depth on Successful Epidurogram and Clinical Outcome in Caudal Epidural Injections
Caudal epidural injections have been commonly performed in patients with low back pain and radiculopathy. Conventional caudal epidural injections, which the needle is advanced into the sacral canal, present a potential risk of…
- Trial name
- NCT03057197
- Testing
- new caudal injection technique
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei 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
Analgesia, Obstetrical
SKIN WHEAL - Subcutaneous or Intradermal Lidocaine in Epidural for Laboring Pain.
The purpose of this study is to explore the differences between the pain associated with epidural Tuohy needle insertion with prior administration of subcutaneous or intradermal lidocaine using two different pain assessment tools…
- Trial name
- NCT06236126
- Testing
- 1% Lidocaine Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Low Back Pain (LBP), Lumbar Radiculopathy
The Effect of Needle Insertion Angle on Contrast Distribution and Treatment Outcomes in S1 Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections
Nerve compression due to lumbar disc herniation (lumbosacral radiculopathy) is a condition characterized by pain in the lower back and legs and restricted lumbar joint movement due to the compression of nerves emerging from the…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain (LBP), Lumbar Radiculopathy, Intravascular Injection
- Trial name
- Transforaminal (NCT06801990)
- Testing
- S1 transforaminal epidural steroid(dexamethasone) injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Preoperative Anxiety Score
Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety During Thoracic Epidural Placement.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset can help young people relax during the placement of an epidural catheter for pain control after pectus surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07911436
- Testing
- VR- headset
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Low Back Pain
Vapocoolant Spray for Reducing the Pain of Spinal Needle Insertion
This was a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Sixty-six patients who underwent caudal epidural injection were randomized into the vapocoolant spray group or local infiltration group.
- Trial name
- NCT03175913
- Testing
- vapocoolant spray, local infiltration
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- The Catholic University of Korea
Hearing Loss
Audiovisual Assessment After Dural Puncture During Epidural Placement in Obstetric Patients
The study involves assessment of hearing and visual complications along with headache after accidental dural puncture in patients receiving epidurals.
- Trial name
- NCT03428841
- Testing
- Audiometry
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
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
First-attempt Success Rate of Real-time Ultrasound-guided Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement
Application of Real-time Ultrasound Guidance in Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the success rate of real-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural catheter placement at the first attempt in patients who will undergo thoracic or abdominal surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT07100769
- Testing
- Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural placement
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)
Pain
Ultrasound-Guided Technique for Thoracic Epidural Insertion
Thoracic epidural analgesia and anesthesia are effective in improving the quality of intraoperative and postoperative pain relief during thoracic and abdominal surgical procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01449214
- Testing
- Ultrasound, Landmarking
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Analgesia
Rivanna Ultrasound for Neuraxial Block
We hypothesize that the Rivanna Accuro or similar U/S device would reduce time to success of identifying epidural and/or intrathecal spaces as compared to conventional palpation method.
- Trial name
- NCT03214640
- Testing
- Rivanna Accuro US Device, Palpation, Neuraxial Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Epidural Analgesia, Medical Education
Simulation-Based Training for Epidural Analgesia Placement
Epidural analgesia is the gold standard for labor pain management, widely recommended by the WHO and included in Italy's essential levels of care (LEA) since 2017.
- Conditions
- Epidural Analgesia, Medical Education, Obstetric Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT07056140
- Testing
- Epidural Simulation Training, Standard Clinical Training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova