Status:
COMPLETED
Role of B2 Adrenergic Receptors in Labor Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Columbia University
Conditions:
Pain
Pain Threshold
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Brief Summary
The study aims to understand why labor is more painful for some women compared to others. The study will study whether a woman's baseline pain sensitivity, beta2 adrenergic receptor genotype is relate...
Detailed Description
Other than parity, and infant size, the etiology of the great variability in labor pain us unknown. Previous studies have demonstrated that baseline pain sensitivity is related to postoperative pain a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- nulliparous women
- Third trimester of pregnancy on enrollment
Exclusion
- Chronic Pain
- Pain medication utilization
- Large for gestational age baby
- Small for gestational age baby
- Systemic illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00385294
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
July 18 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Columbia University
New York, New York, United States, 10032