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Lumbar Epidural for Epidural Analgesia

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Waitlist Available
Led By Monica San Vicente, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Saskatchewan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up blood pressure taken with a non-invasive blood pressure monitoring cuff every 5 minutes for 20 minutes after epidural insertion
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Study Summary

This trial is testing different positions to see which is best for pain relief after an epidural, as well as its effects on other factors.

Eligible Conditions
  • Epidural Analgesia
  • Labor Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~intermittent fetal heart rate monitoring via doppler as per nursing protocol for 20 minutes after epidural insertion
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and intermittent fetal heart rate monitoring via doppler as per nursing protocol for 20 minutes after epidural insertion for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Pain
Secondary outcome measures
Assessment of epidural levels based on dermatomes
Analgesia, Epidural
Events of fetal bradycardia after epidural placement
+1 more

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: UprightExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Upright seated position
Group II: Right LateralExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Right lateral decubitus position
Group III: Left Uterine DisplacementExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Supine with left tilt for uterine displacement
Group IV: Left LateralExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Left lateral decubitus position
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Lumbar Epidural
2014
N/A
~110

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of SaskatchewanLead Sponsor
251 Previous Clinical Trials
154,194 Total Patients Enrolled
Monica San Vicente, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Saskatchewan

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
Anesthesia & AnalgesiaJournal
The Optimal Distance That a Multiorifice Epidural Catheter Should Be Threaded into the Epidural Space
Beilin, Yaakov, Howard H. Bernstein, and Barbara Zucker-Pinchoff. 1995. “The Optimal Distance That a Multiorifice Epidural Catheter Should Be Threaded into the Epidural Space”. Anesthesia & Analgesia. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/00000539-199508000-00016.
Anesthesia & AnalgesiaJournal
Epidural Anesthesia and the Lateral Position
GRUNDY, ERNEST M., LATCHAMSETTY NAGESWARA RAO, and ALON P. WINNIE. 1978. “Epidural Anesthesia and the Lateral Position”. Anesthesia & Analgesia. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1213/00000539-197801000-00017.
Anesthesia & AnalgesiaJournal
Epidural Ropivacaine Versus Bupivacaine for Labor: A Meta-analysis
Halpern, Stephen H., and Vivien Walsh. 2003. “Epidural Ropivacaine Versus Bupivacaine for Labor: A Meta-analysis”. Anesthesia & Analgesia. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1213/01.ane.0000052383.01056.8f.
Anesthesia & AnalgesiaJournal
Epidural Anesthesia and the Lateral Position
GRUNDY, ERNEST M., LATCHAMSETTY NAGESWARA RAO, and ALON P. WINNIE. 1978. “Epidural Anesthesia and the Lateral Position”. Anesthesia & Analgesia. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1213/00000539-197801000-00017.
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