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Different Spinal Needles Sizes and Dural Puncture Epidural For Labor Analgesia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Epidural Analgesia
Labor Pain
Interventions
Procedure: 25G Dural Puncture Epidural Block
Procedure: 27G Dural Puncture Epidural Block
Registration Number
NCT03389945
Lead Sponsor
University of Chile
Brief Summary

The rationale behind the dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique lies in the fact that a dural perforation with a spinal needle purportedly creates a conduit for accelerated translocation of local anesthetics from the epidural to the subarachnoid space. When compared with conventional epidural block, it provides improved sacral block and onset of analgesia.

Despite the benefits associated, the supportive literature remains scarce. No trial has determined if similar results could be obtained with a smaller needle.

In this trial, DPE using 25- and 27-gauge (G) spinal needles are compared. The main outcome will be the time required to obtain a pain score ≤ 1 using a 0-10 numeric rating scale (NRS). The hypothesis is that that both needle sizes will result in similar onset times and therefore designing the current study as an equivalence trial.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
140
Inclusion Criteria
  • healthy pregnant woman
  • singleton and vertex presentation
  • 37-42 weeks of gestational age
  • active labor with cervical dilation < 5cm
  • body mass index between 20 and 35 kg/m2
  • desired labor epidural analgesia
Exclusion Criteria
  • adults who are unable to give their own consent
  • presence of any pregnancy-related disease (e.g., gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes)
  • known fetal anomalies
  • increased risk of cesarean delivery (e.g., previous uterine rupture, previous cesarean delivery)
  • coagulopathy (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood work up i.e. platelets ≤ 100, International Normalized Ratio ≥ 1.4 or partial prothrombin time ≥ 50)
  • renal failure (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood work up i.e. creatinine ≥ 100)
  • hepatic failure (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood work up i.e. transaminases ≥ 100)
  • allergy to LA
  • prior sacral or lumbar spine surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
25G Dural Puncture Epidural Block25G Dural Puncture Epidural BlockPatients will receive a dural puncture epidural block with a 25 gauge spinal needle.
27G Dural Puncture Epidural Block27G Dural Puncture Epidural BlockPatients will receive a dural puncture epidural block with a 27 gauge spinal needle.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to pain ≤ 1 on NRS (0-10)Up to 30 minutes after local anesthetic injection

Time elapsed between the end of local anesthetic injection and achievement of pain ≤ 1 on the NRS (measured every 2 minutes)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Type of laborAt the time of delivery

Spontaneous versus induced labor

Number of DPE attempts1 hour

Number of attempts for successful DPE

Obstetric historyAt the time of recruitment

Number of previous pregnancies and deliveries

Incidence of accidental dural puncture1 hour

Incidence of accidental dural puncture with the epidural Tuohy needle

Gestational age42 weeks

Gestational age at the time of recruitment

Oxytocin doseAt the time of DPE

Oxytocin infusion/dose at time of DPE

Bilateral S2 sacral root blockUp to 30 minutes after local anesthetic injection

Measured every 2 minutes after local anesthetic injection

Presence of motor blockUp to 30 minutes after local anesthetic injection

Evaluated using a modified Bromage score

Type of deliveryDelivery

Incidence of Cesarean section, normal delivery, and instrumented delivery

State of membraneAt the time of DPE

Intact versus ruptured membrane at the time of DPE

Intervertebral level of punctureAt the time of DPE

Lumbar interspace where DPE was successfully performed

Tocolysis requirementUp to 1 hour after DPE

Necessity to administer a tocolytic agent after DPE

Apgar scoresAt 1 and 5 minutes after delivery

Assessment of newborn condition

Epidural blood patch incidenceUp to 1 week of followup

Necessity of performing of a blood patch to relieve post dural puncture headache symptoms

Cervical dilationAt the time of DPE

Cervical dilation at the time of DPE

Pre-DPE level of painImmediate before DPE

Evaluated with a NRS from 0 to 10

Amount of IV fluids24 hours

Total intravenous fluid received during labor (from admission to the obstetric suite up to delivery)

Performance time1 hour

Temporal interval between skin disinfection and epidural catheter fixation to the skin

Incidence of epidural catheter adjustment or replacementAfter DPE up to delivery

Necessity of adjustment or replacement of the epidural catheter

DPE side effectsAfter DPE up to delivery

Incidence of nausea, pruritus, hypotension

DPE complicationsAfter DPE up to 7 days postpartum

Incidence of post dural puncture headache, back pain, paresthesia and motor deficit

Sensory block heightUp to 30 minutes after local anesthetic injection

Sensory block height at 30 minutes after local anesthetic injection

Number of epidural top-ups during laborAfter DPE up to delivery

Number of extra doses of local anesthetic given after DPE up to delivery

Fetal-Uterine assessmentBefore and up to 1 hour after DPE

Frequency of contractions, uterine tonus, fetal heart rate tracing

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

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Santiago, Metropolitana, Chile

Hospital La Florida

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Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

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