CompletedNot Applicable

Does Maternal Fever During Labor Analgesia Has Any Relationship With Maternal Ventilation?

United States57 participantsStarted 2014-08-14

Plain-language summary

Epidural techniques offer the advantage of being able to titrate the level, density, and duration of the blockade through the use of a catheter and are associated with relative maternal hemodynamic stability. One of the disadvantages, however, include a raise in maternal temperature that is attributed to labor epidural technique. This study will assess if decreased maternal ventilation following induction of labor analgesia causes a raise in temperature.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Parturient with no major co-morbidities
✓. Singleton, vertex gestation at term (38-42 weeks)
✓. Less than 5 cm dilation
✓. Intact fetal membranes or rupture for \< 6 hrs.
✓. Desire to have an epidural technique for labor analgesia

Exclusion criteria

✕. Current or historical evidence of clinically significant disease or condition, including diseases of pregnancy (i.e preeclampsia, gestational diabetes)
✕. Any contraindication to the administration of an epidural technique
✕. History of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction to local anesthetic or opioid medications
✕. Current or historical evidence of a disease which may result in the risk of a cesarean delivery (i.e. vaginal birth after cesarean section, history of uterine rupture)
✕. Evidence of anticipated fetal anomalies
✕. Signs or symptoms consistent with an infection or sepsis; baseline temperature \< 37 degrees Celsius, or 99 degrees Fahrenheit.

What they're measuring

Changes in Maternal Ventilation During Labor Analgesia

Timeframe: Ventilation parameters measured at 2 hour and 4 hour

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02339389

SponsorBrigham and Women's Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2016-09-02

Results submitted2017-03-13

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