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Ultrasound for Lumbar Ultrasound

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Led By Michaela K Farber, MD MS
Research Sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up from enrollment to time of epidural placement, approximately 5 hours, plus 30 minutes.
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether ultrasound imaging of the lumbar spine will help improve the success rate and efficiency of epidural placement.

Eligible Conditions
  • Lumbar Ultrasound
  • Labor Epidural

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~from enrollment to time of epidural placement, approximately 5 hours, plus 30 minutes.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from enrollment to time of epidural placement, approximately 5 hours, plus 30 minutes. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Depth to the epidural space (cm) from baseline ultrasound compared to pre-placement ultrasound.
Incidence of paresthesias
L3-L4 lumbar spine level measured from baseline ultrasound compared to pre-placement ultrasound.
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: UltrasoundExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Baseline and pre-puncture ultrasound with markings placed.
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Baseline ultrasound only, with no markings placed. No ultrasound prior to epidural placement.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Brigham and Women's HospitalLead Sponsor
1,615 Previous Clinical Trials
11,470,766 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Lumbar Ultrasound
110 Patients Enrolled for Lumbar Ultrasound
Michaela K Farber, MD MSPrincipal InvestigatorBrigham and Women's Hospital
2 Previous Clinical Trials
69 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Influence of Lumbar Ultrasound on Resident Learning Curve for Lateral Labor Epidural Placement
Michaela Kristina Farber, MD 2014. "Influence of Lumbar Ultrasound on Resident Learning Curve for Lateral Labor Epidural Placement". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02826668.
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