Status:
UNKNOWN
Efficacy and Safety of Electric Stimulation-guided Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Section
Lead Sponsor:
Korea University Guro Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Sewoon Medical Co., Ltd
Conditions:
Epidural Anesthesia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
19-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Forty pregnant women (36 to 41 weeks gestation) will randomly allocate to two groups. Groups will be defined based on the method used to identify the epidural space for epidural anesthesia: the loss o...
Detailed Description
Investigators will place epidural catheter in the epidural space using loss of resistance technique, and will confirm correct placement of the epidural catheter using electric stimulation. Epidural c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who were at 36 to 41 weeks' gestation and admitted in labor to the university clinic for cesarean section were included. Patients were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I or II, and were scheduled to receive epidural anesthesia.
Exclusion
- Skin infection at the injection site
- Difficult catheter placement owing to previous lumbar spinal surgery or deformity
- Presence of a hemostatic disorder or use of antiplatelet therapy
- Presence of a cardiac pacemaker.
- Removal of patient
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 11 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03443466
Start Date
March 11 2015
End Date
March 1 2019
Last Update
February 23 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, South Korea, 08308