CompletedNot Applicable

Pocket Warming of Epidural Medication

United States139 participantsStarted 2024-09-30

Plain-language summary

This study will examine recent claims regarding the beneficial effect of warming epidural medications in order to hasten the onset of labor analgesia.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Women with a single vertex presentation fetus at term (38-42 weeks)
✓. Intact fetal membranes or membrane rupture \<6 hours previously
✓. Request to have an epidural for labor analgesia
✓. Provide written consent for the study.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Patients being treated/managed for chronic pain
✕. Allergies or significant adverse reactions to local anesthetic or opioid medications
✕. Contraindication to labor epidural placement
✕. Patients with history of spine abnormalities or spine surgery
✕. Clinical signs or symptoms of infection
✕. Baseline temperature \> 37.6 °C
✕. Non-English speaking
✕. Prisoners

What they're measuring

Time until pain score less than or equal to 3

Timeframe: duration of labor and delivery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02912078

SponsorOhio State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-31

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