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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2016-000298-20-DE
EUCTR2016-000298-20-DEActive, not recruitingPhase 1

Comparison of epidural Chloroprocaine 3% and Ropivacaine 0.75% forunplanned Caesarean section in labouring women who have an epiduralcatheter in situ - Chloroprocaine 3% - Epidural

Sintetica S.A.0 sites96 target enrollmentStarted: November 18, 2019Last updated:
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Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Active, not recruiting
Enrollment
96

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Informed consent: Signed written informed consent before inclusion
  • in the study (obtained from women fulfilling the criteria, only when
  • effective analgesia has been established)
  • 2. Sex, pregnancy status and age: Labouring women with singleton
  • pregnancy, = 18 years old
  • 3. Epidural catheter: Previously sited epidural catheter
  • 4. ASA physical status: I-II
  • 5. Analgesia: Effective analgesia established following combined spinal
  • epidural analgesia (CSE)
  • 6. Term gestation: = 36 weeks
  • 7. Caesarean section: Unplanned Caesarean section category 2 or 3,
  • according to Lucas Classification (4)
  • 8. Body Mass Index (BMI): = 40 kg/m2
  • 9. Full comprehension: ability to comprehend the full nature and purpose
  • of the study, including possible risks and side effects; ability to cooperate
  • with the investigator and to comply with the requirements of the entire study.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 96
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Physical findings: Clinically significant abnormal physical findings
  • which could interfere with the objectives of the study. Contraindications
  • to epidural anaesthesia
  • 2. ASA physical status: III-V
  • 3. Further anaesthesia: Patients expected to require further anaesthesia
  • 4. Epidural catheter: Epidural catheter failure (epidural catheter
  • replacement required or inability to provide effective analgesia)
  • 5. Pregnancy: Labouring women with multiple pregnancy
  • 6. Caesarean section: Elective Caesarean section
  • 7. Allergy: ascertained or presumptive hypersensitivity to the active
  • principle and /or formulations ingredients; ascertained or presumptive
  • hypersensitivity to the amide and ester-type anaesthetics
  • 8. Diseases: significant history of renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal,
  • cardiovascular, respiratory, skin, haematological, endocrine or
  • neurological diseases that may interfere with the aim of the study;
  • ascertained psychiatric diseases, eclampsia, antepartum haemorrhage,
  • sepsis, blood coagulation disorders, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus,
  • terminal kidney failure
  • 9. Medications: Medication known to interfere with the extent of regional
  • blocks (see chloroprocaine and ropivacaine SmPCs) for 2 weeks before
  • the start of the study
  • 10. Investigative drug studies: participation in the evaluation of any
  • investigational product for 3 months before this study, calculated from
  • the first day of the month following the last visit of the previous study
  • 11. Drug, alcohol: history of drug or alcohol abuse
  • 12. Plasma cholinesterase: Known plasma cholinesterase deficiency.

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