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Ultrasound image guidance for Labor Pain

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Research Sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up within 10 minutes during epidural needle placement
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Study Summary

This trial will help to assess if a handheld ultrasound device can help to reduce the time needed to complete labor epidural placements, and improve the success rate of epidural analgesia in different BMI ranges.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~within 10 minutes during epidural needle placement
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within 10 minutes during epidural needle placement for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
The time needed to complete epidural placements
Secondary outcome measures
The number of needle insertion attempts

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Ultrasound imaging guidanceExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Determination of epidural needle site by using ultrasound guidance
Group II: Traditional landmark palpationActive Control1 Intervention
Depermination of epidural needle site by using traditional landmark method

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterLead Sponsor
1,048 Previous Clinical Trials
1,053,661 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Labor Pain
852 Patients Enrolled for Labor Pain
Seema Dave, MPHStudy DirectorUT Southwestern Medical Center
2 Previous Clinical Trials
1,533 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Epidural Placement Using Handheld Ultrasound Device vs. Traditional Landmark Palpation
Weike Tao 2019. "Epidural Placement Using Handheld Ultrasound Device vs. Traditional Landmark Palpation". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04020042.
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