Status:
COMPLETED
Analgesic Efficacy of a Multiport Versus Uniport Flexible Catheter for Labor Epidural Analgesia
Lead Sponsor:
Baylor Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Conditions:
Labor Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether multiple ports improve the analgesic efficacy of flexible catheters used for the provision of epidural analgesia during the entire continuum of labor ...
Detailed Description
Multiport catheters, when compared to uniport catheters, have been associated with better analgesic quality during labor epidural analgesia because the presence of more than one port may enhance the d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification I-III parturients
- Mixed parity
- Estimated gestational age of at least 37 weeks
- Singleton gestation
- Cephalic presentation
- Spontaneous or induced labor
Exclusion
- Body mass index (BMI) \> 45 kg/m2
- Prior cesarean section
- Multiple gestation
- Fetal abnormality
- Use of chronic analgesic medication
- Local anesthetic allergy
- Coagulopathy or anticoagulation
- Infection at epidural insertion site
- Spinal deformity other than mild scoliosis
- Uncontrolled/uncompensated/uncorrected cerebral, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, endocrinologic, metabolic, or hematologic condition
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
650 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01861821
Start Date
November 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2013
Last Update
October 7 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Baylor All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104