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ultrasound guidance for Labor Pain

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Waitlist Available

Led By Philip E Hess, MD

Research Sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess 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 immediate

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare the two techniques for placing epidural needles in pregnant women.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ immediate

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~immediate

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediate for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Placement below L3 vertebra

Secondary outcome measures

Success of the epidural catheter placement

Time to placement

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: ultrasound guidanceActive Control1 Intervention

placement of spinal or combined spinal epidural using ultrasound to guide entry position

Group II: palpation guidancePlacebo Group1 Intervention

placement of spinal or combined spinal epidural needle using palpation to guide entry position

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterLead Sponsor

836 Previous Clinical Trials

13,010,226 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Labor Pain

83 Patients Enrolled for Labor Pain

Philip E Hess, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

4 Previous Clinical Trials

441 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Labor Pain

83 Patients Enrolled for Labor Pain

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there still availability for individuals to join this investigation?

"Per the clinicaltrials.gov website, this medical trial is not currently seeking participants. The original post was dated October 25th 2016 and last edited on May 7th 2021; however, 30 alternate trials are actively recruiting patients at present."

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Do I meet the qualifications to take part in this medical study?

"This trial requires 110 participants aged 18 to 64 with labor pains who meet the following conditions: Healthy ASA I or II parturient, consenting for neuraxial placement during labor and delivery."

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Does this medical test accept participants who are below the age of 85?

"The eligibility requirements for this research stipulate that participants must be aged 18 to 64. For those under 18 and above 65, there are 2 separate trials and 13 different studies respectively."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Assessment of the Use of Ultrasound for Epidural Catheter Placement and Comparison With Palpation Technique

Phillip Hess 2016. "Assessment of the Use of Ultrasound for Epidural Catheter Placement and Comparison With Palpation Technique". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02271100.