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NCT00954317
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Do Epidurals Placed at a Lower Level Improve Labour Analgesia

Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentSeptember 2009
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ConditionsLabor Analgesia

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Labor Analgesia
Sponsor
Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
Enrollment
100
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Number of epidural medication boluses required
Last Updated
13 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSitesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators wish to compare the analgesia provided by epidurals placed high in the lumbar spine versus epidurals place low in the lumbar spine.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
September 2009
End Date
January 2014
Last Updated
13 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Albert Moore

Dr.

Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •women in active labor

Exclusion Criteria

  • •known contraindications to epidural analgesia
  • •moderate to severe systemic illness as evidenced by an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of 3 or higher.
  • •known abnormalities of the spinal column
  • •any neurologic illness
  • •multiple gestations, fetal abnormalities or fetal presentation other than vertex
  • •recent history of analgesic usage
  • •an inability to communicate in English or French
  • •Body Mass Index greater than 40
  • •patients in pain requesting an immediate epidural

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of epidural medication boluses required

Time Frame: 30 minutes and 1 hour

Secondary Outcomes

  • Labour progress(24 hours)

Study Sites (1)

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