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Ambulation for Obesity

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Led By Ann Dude
Research Sponsored by University of Chicago
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Subjects capable of giving consent Singleton pregnancy Nulliparous (defined as no previous pregnancy beyond 20 weeks 0 days) Gestational age greater than or equal to 37 weeks BMI > = 35 at time of delivery admission Adult companion available Anticipated vaginal delivery
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up within 4 days postpartum
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Study Summary

This trial is testing if walking with an epidural in place during labor decreases the rate of cesarean delivery in obese patients.

Eligible Conditions
  • Prolonged Labor
  • Obesity

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~from labor onset to time of delivery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from labor onset to time of delivery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Cesarean Delivery Rate
Secondary outcome measures
First Stage Duration
Labor Duration
Perceived Labor Control
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: AmbulationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this arm will be encouraged to ambulate with epidural in place.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Ambulation
2016
N/A
~180

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ChicagoLead Sponsor
1,004 Previous Clinical Trials
819,763 Total Patients Enrolled
14 Trials studying Obesity
1,972 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Ann DudePrincipal InvestigatorFaculty
Maritza GonzalezPrincipal InvestigatorFaculty

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.
Recent research and studies
AnesthesiologyJournal
Effect of Epidural Analgesia with Ambulation on Labor Duration
Vallejo, Manuel C., Leonard L. Firestone, Gordon L. Mandell, Francisco Jaime, Sandra Makishima, and Sivam Ramanathan. 2001. “Effect of Epidural Analgesia with Ambulation on Labor Duration”. Anesthesiology. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/00000542-200110000-00012.
AnaesthesiaJournal
Effect of Maternal Ambulation on Labour with Low-dose Combined Spinal-epidural Analgesia
Collis, R. E., S. A. Harding, and B. M. Morgan. 1999. “Effect of Maternal Ambulation on Labour with Low-dose Combined Spinal-epidural Analgesia”. Anaesthesia. Wiley. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00802.x.
International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournal
Ambulatory Epidural Anesthesia and the Duration of Labor
Karraz, M.A.. 2003. “Ambulatory Epidural Anesthesia and the Duration of Labor”. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. Wiley. doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(02)00339-9.
Obstetrics & GynecologyJournal
Maternal Prepregnancy Overweight and Obesity and the Pattern of Labor Progression in Term Nulliparous Women
Vahratian, Anjel, Jun Zhang, James F. Troendle, David A. Savitz, and Anna Maria Siega-Riz. 2004. “Maternal Prepregnancy Overweight and Obesity and the Pattern of Labor Progression in Term Nulliparous Women”. Obstetrics & Gynecology. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/01.aog.0000142713.53197.91.
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