Status:
UNKNOWN
Evaluation of Fever Occurring in Labor in Patients Receiving Epidural Anesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
MemorialCare
Conditions:
Fever
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Brief Summary
Briefly, the investigators propose to evaluate nulliparous (first time mothers) patients beyond 36 0/7 weeks' gestation in active labor who already have received epidural anesthesia and have an intrau...
Detailed Description
Historically the diagnosis of chorioamnionitis (an infection of the membranes surrounding the fetus) for patients in labor has been made on the basis of multiple clinical variables such as maternal fe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Nulliparous
- Maternal age \> 18 years of age
- Estimated gestational age (EGA) \> 36 0/7 weeks
- Active labor (\> 4 cm dilated)
- Epidural anesthesia
- IUPC in place prior to development of fever
- Temperature of \> 38 degrees
- Consents to study
Exclusion
- Multiparous
- Maternal age \< 18 years of age
- External tocometer
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00326521
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
June 6 2008
Active Locations (2)
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1
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
2
UCI Medical Center
Orange, California, United States, 92686