Status:

COMPLETED

Development of a Multi-attribute Health Index: to Measure the Quality of Labour Analgesia: The QLA Index

Lead Sponsor:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Conditions:

Labour Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-60 years

Brief Summary

The findings of this research will be used to develop a scale for measuring the quality of epidural pain relief achieved during labour and vaginal delivery.

Detailed Description

The current lack of a tool to measure the overall quality of neuraxial pain relief provided in labour analgesia trials has produced studies unable to provide clear direction to clinical care and resea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Use of neuraxial labour analgesia during the current pregnancy
  • Native English-speakers
  • Term pregnancies (\>37-42weeks)
  • The ability to read and write in English
  • Provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Women who received IM or IV narcotics within 4 hours of epidural/ combined spinal epidural (CSE) placement
  • Women with evidence or history of maternal cognitive impairment
  • Women who experienced a neonatal death during the current pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

752 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01177046

Start Date

July 1 2010

End Date

October 1 2021

Last Update

June 9 2022

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada