Extending low-dose epidural for emergency Caesarean section - a comparison of bicarbonated lidocaine with 0.5% levobupivacaine
- Conditions
- /A
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2006-001033-18-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria will be established labour beyond 36 weeks gestation and women requesting an epidural for pain relief in labour.
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
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion critera will be an epidural top-up of solution stronger than bupivacaine 0.1% within the previous hour, pehtidine in the last 4 hours, multiple preganct, pre-eclampsia, antepartum haemmorage, cardiac disease, any contra-indication to regional analgesia or anaesthesia and any allergy to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method