Status:
WITHDRAWN
The Effects of Combined Spinal Epidurals on Fever During Labor of First-Time Mothers
Lead Sponsor:
Ochsner Health System
Conditions:
Vaginal Delivery
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-34 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the epidural of local anesthetics has an effect on fever that may occur in first time mothers during labor.
Detailed Description
Intrapartum fever (fever during labor) is a real and potentially devastating problem. Infants delivered at term who have been exposed to the mother having a fever during labor have a \>9 fold increase...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- having first child (nulliparous)
- term pregnancy (\> 37 weeks)
- vertex presentation
- singleton gestation
- ability to provide informed consent
- request for analgesia for labor pain
Exclusion
- birth of second or more child (multiparous)
- preterm pregnancy (\< 37 weeks)
- presentation other than vertex (ie. breech, transverse)
- diabetic
- admit temperature \> 99.5
- active drug/alcohol dependence
- active genital herpes infection
- allergy to anesthetics used
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00802646
Start Date
June 1 2009
End Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
April 12 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121