Status:

RECRUITING

ED90 of Bupivacaine After Lidocaine Test Dose with DPE and EPL

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Conditions:

Labor Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The primary objective of our study is to use a biased coin up-down allocation methodology to estimate the dose of bupivacaine required after the lidocaine test dose to achieve initial effective comfor...

Detailed Description

The investigators will be conducting a randomized controlled trial with patients randomized into either an EPL or a DPE group. For the first subject in the DPE and EPL techniques, the initial dose of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Parturient with no major co-morbidities
  • Singleton, vertex gestation at term (37-42 weeks)
  • Less than or equal to 5 cm dilation
  • Desire to receive epidural labor analgesia
  • Numerical Rating Scale greater than or equal to 5 (NRS 0-10, where 0 = no pain, and 10 = worst pain imaginable), at time of epidural labor analgesia request.

Exclusion

  • Current or historical evidence of clinically significant disease or condition, including diseases of pregnancy (i.e., preeclampsia, gestational diabetes)
  • Any contraindication to the administration of an epidural technique (e.g., thrombocytopenia, antiplatelet meds).
  • History of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction to an amide local anesthetic agent
  • Evidence of anticipated fetal complications (i.e., fetal anomalies, IUGR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction), oligohydramnios, polyhydramnios)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06146842

Start Date

December 1 2023

End Date

January 31 2026

Last Update

February 10 2025

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115