Clinical trials: Parturients
Multimedia
The Impact of Multimedia Childbirth Prediction on Parturients and Their Spouses
Multimedia birth prediction intervention helps mothers and their spouses reduce the number of trips to the hospital, reduce anxiety, and increase self-confidence.
- Trial name
- multimedia (NCT06816186)
- Testing
- multimedia, Usual Care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
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
Hemoglobin Levels in Blood
Pronto-7: Accuracy of Non-invasive Hemoglobin Measurement in Parturients
The measurement of blood hemoglobin (Hb) concentration is a routine procedure in pregnant women. The assessment of Hb involves several steps, including a needle stick, blood collection, blood sample analysis in the laboratory…
- Trial name
- Pronto-7 (NCT01893645)
- Testing
- Pronto-7
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Post-Dural Puncture Headache
Long Term Outcomes Following a Post Dural Puncture Headache
Epidural analgesia is considered a gold standard method for treatment of labor pain. One of the major risks with epidural analgesia is an accidental dural puncture, which leads to a post dural puncture headache.
- Trial name
- NCT03550586
- Testing
- Questionaires
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Labour Analgesia
Role of the Single-shot Spinal Analgesia to Control Labour Pain
Labor pain is the most severe pain most women will endure in their lifetimes. The most complete and effective method of pain relief during childbirth is neuraxial labor analgesia which provides adequate analgesia without maternal…
- Trial name
- NCT02800694
- Testing
- "bupivacainediluted with 1 ml of normal saline" and "25 μg fentanyl "
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Spinal Anesthesia
Measuring Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Glucose Levels in Patients Under Going an Elective Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia
This study will determine the level of glucose (sugar) in the CSF (fluid that surrounds the spinal cord) in 30 subjects having spinal anesthesia for cesarean section using a bedside glucose meter.
- Trial name
- NCT01067560
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Labouring Parturients Requiring/Requesting Epidural Analgesia as Part of Their Peri-partum Care
A Comparison Study Of Two Different Techniques For Identifying The Epidural Space In Parturients In Labour
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of the Epidrum device to identify the epidural space in labouring parturients reduces morbidity, when compared to standard loss of resistance techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT01574391
- Testing
- Epidrum
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Maternity Hospital, Ireland
Stillborn Caesarean Section
Epidural Volume Extension and Intrathecal Use of Local Anesthetics in Cesarean Sections
Intrathecal (i.t.) administration of isobaric bupivacaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine with addition of fentanyl for c-section either combined or not with administration of 10 ml of N/S 0,9% epidurally, in order to extent…
- Trial name
- NCT01558713
- Testing
- Bupivacaine- Fentanyl - Normal Saline, Ropivacaine-Fentanyl-Normal Saline, Levobupivacaine- Fentanyl- Normal Saline
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Obstetric Labor Complications, Preeclampsia
Platelet Count Trends in Pre-eclamptic Parturients
Thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 100,000/mL) occurs in approximately 15% of women with preeclampsia. Neuraxial analgesia is contraindicated in parturients with a coagulopathy; therefore, the platelet count(PC) is routinely…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Labor Complications, Preeclampsia, Thrombocytopenia
- Trial name
- NCT00787241
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 445 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage
Comparative Study on the Effects of Sublingual Misoprostol in Addition to Standard AMTSL in Low Risk Parturients in LASUTH, Ikeja.
Postpartum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal haemorrhage globally. With active management of labour 3 to 16.5% of parturients still experience postpartum haemorrhage.
- Trial name
- NCT02424201
- Testing
- Misoprostol, vitamin c
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lagos State University
Spinal Induced Hypotension in Cesarean Delivery
Up-Down Determination of the ED90 of Phenylephrine for Hypotension Prophylaxis in Cesarean Delivery
This study is designed to determine the ED90 for an infusion of phenylephrine to prevent spinal induced low blood pressure in parturients presenting for an elective cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT00796328
- Testing
- Phenylephrine infusion
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Regional Anaesthesia, Cesarean Section
Dose-response Study of Spinally Administered Ropivacaine for Caesarean Section in Tall Parturients
The main goal is to determine the optimum dose of ropivacaine, a local anaesthetic, that provides regional anaesthesia with no or minimum adverse effects (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT03936790
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paraskevi Matsota
Pregnancy
Evaluation of Ultrasound (US) Assistance for Anesthesia Trainees for Caesarean Section Spinal Placement
Parturients receiving spinal anesthetic for Cesarean section will be randomized to have/not have pre-spinal ultrasound examination of their back.
- Trial name
- NCT01444638
- Testing
- Ultrasound examination
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Morbid Obesity
The Ultrasound Guided Versus Land-mark Location Method for Performing Spinal Anesthesia in Obese Parturients
This study will be investigated whether an ultrasound-assisted technique is better than a classical land-mark technique to facilitate spinal anesthesia in the lateral position in morbidly obese pregnant women with BMI ≥ 40 who…
- Trial name
- NCT05342922
- Testing
- Ultrasound group, Landmark group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karaman Training and Research Hospital
C.Delivery; Surgery (Previous), Gynecological
The Effective Effect-Site Propofol Concentration for Induction and Intubation for Schnider Model in Parturients
The aim of this study was to determine the target propofol concentration needed to provide adequate hypnosis for induction and tracheal intubation for Schnider model using total body weight (TBW) in parturients.
- Trial name
- NCT02554175
- Testing
- Propofol
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Pregnancy
Effect of Crossed Legged Position on Ultrasound Measured Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Length in Parturients.
To investigate if sitting in flexed cross legged position for neuraxial techniques in term pregnant patients widens the size of the ultrasound acoustic window as measured by the visualized posterior longitudinal ligament length…
- Trial name
- NCT04277988
- Testing
- Ultrasonography
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Post Cesarean Analgesia
Comparison Between Ketamine Intrathecal and iv Dexamethasone for Post Cesarean Analgesia
The aim of our study is to compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of intrathecal ketamine added to bupivacaine to that of intravenous dexamethasone in patients undergoing cesarean section under bupivacaine spinal anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT06408974
- Testing
- Ketamine, dexamethasone
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Analgesia, Epidural
Effects of an Educational Tool on Knowledge and Risk Retention About Epidural Analgesia in Parturients.
The purpose of this study if to assess the basic knowledge of parturients about epidural analgesia, including an assessment of risks and benefits, but also risks associated with the procedure, and the impact of giving an…
- Trial name
- NCT05355103
- Testing
- Educational tool about epidural analgesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Postoperative Pain
A Comparative Study of Intrathecal Magnesium Sulphate & Midazolam With Epidural Ropivacaine for Caesarean Patients
This study compares whether addition of Magnesium or Midazolam intrathecally to epidurally administered isobaric Ropivacaine improves the quality of blockade, haemodynamics and duration of analgesia post-operatively.
- Trial name
- NCT02619799
- Testing
- intrathecal magnesium sulphate,, Intrathecal midazolam
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rangaraya Medical College
Obstetric Labor Complications, Cardiovascular Diseases in Pregnancy
Transthoracic Echocardiography of Ventricular Function of Parturients in Labor
This echocardiography study will characterize heart structure and function during labor. Imaging of the heart during the stress of labor could increase detection of subclinical cardiovascular disease using advanced imaging…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Labor Complications, Cardiovascular Diseases in Pregnancy, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- NCT04481503
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center