Stopped: lack of subjects and manpower issues
An attempt is being made to see if by injecting a set volume of sterile saline into the epidural space during the treatment of labor pain with a combined spinal/epidural (CSE) increases the amount of pain relief obtained and makes the labor analgesia lasts longer. Subjects are in the study from the time their CSE is placed until they request additional pain medication from the spinal dose of numbing medicine wearing off.
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Highest Sensory Blockade Level to Pinprick and to Cold
Timeframe: up to 20 minutes