Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Effect of Epidural Analgesia on Regional Lung Ventilation in Parturient Women as Assessed by Thoracic Impedance

Lead Sponsor:

Erasme University Hospital

Conditions:

Pregnancy Complications

Atelectasis

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn more about the effect of obstetric epidural anesthesia on regional lung ventilation in healthy parturient women. The main question it aims to answer is...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • At-term pregnancy (at least 36 weeks)
  • ASA class I-II

Exclusion

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class III or more
  • BMI\>35 before pregnancy
  • Contraindication to routinely administrated drugs (levobupivacaine, lidocaine, sufentanil)
  • Contraindication to epidural analgesia
  • Pregnancy-related complications (including pre-eclampsia)
  • Respiratory system diseases
  • Severe psychiatric disorders
  • Twin pregnancy
  • Skin lesions in correspondence to the position of the Electric impedance tomography belt
  • Pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Language barrier

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06195774

Start Date

January 1 2024

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

January 8 2024

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Erasmus University Hospital

Brussels, Anderlecht, Belgium, 1070