CompletedNot Applicable

Analgesic Efficacy of a Multiport Versus Uniport Flexible Catheter for Labor Epidural Analgesia

United States650 participantsStarted 2011-11

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether multiple ports improve the analgesic efficacy of flexible catheters used for the provision of epidural analgesia during the entire continuum of labor and delivery

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification I-III parturients * Mixed parity * Estimated gestational age of at least 37 weeks * Singleton gestation * Cephalic presentation * Spontaneous or induced labor Exclusion Criteria: * Body mass index (BMI) \> 45 kg/m2 * Prior cesarean section * Multiple gestation * Fetal abnormality * Use of chronic analgesic medication * Local anesthetic allergy * Coagulopathy or anticoagulation * Infection at epidural insertion site * Spinal deformity other than mild scoliosis * Uncontrolled/uncompensated/uncorrected cerebral, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, endocrinologic, metabolic, or hematologic condition

What they're measuring

Analgesic success rate

Timeframe: 30 minutes following the initiation of labor epidural analgesia

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01861821

SponsorBaylor Research Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-06

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