CompletedNot Applicable

Development of a Multi-attribute Health Index: to Measure the Quality of Labour Analgesia: The QLA Index

Canada752 participantsStarted 2010-07

Plain-language summary

The findings of this research will be used to develop a scale for measuring the quality of epidural pain relief achieved during labour and vaginal delivery.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 60 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Use of neuraxial labour analgesia during the current pregnancy
✓. Native English-speakers
✓. Term pregnancies (\>37-42weeks)
✓. The ability to read and write in English
✓. Provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Women who received IM or IV narcotics within 4 hours of epidural/ combined spinal epidural (CSE) placement
✕. Women with evidence or history of maternal cognitive impairment
✕. Women who experienced a neonatal death during the current pregnancy

What they're measuring

Psychometric instrument development study

Timeframe: 5-6 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01177046

SponsorSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-10

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