TerminatedPhase 4

Epidural Fentanyl for 2nd Stage Labor Analgesia

Stopped: Due to change on standard of care, higher doses of fentanyl requirements are rare.

United States65 participantsStarted 2017-06-26

Plain-language summary

This study is being done to investigate if there is more effective pain relief during the latter stages of labor and delivery when epidural fentanyl 100mcg is administered compared to epidural fentanyl 20mcg.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Nulliparous women
✓. Spontaneous labor
✓. A single vertex presentation fetus at term (38-42 weeks)
✓. Effective labor epidural analgesia with continuous epidural infusion established
✓. Provide written consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Multigravida women
✕. Multigestation pregnancies
✕. Patients being treated/managed for chronic pain
✕. Allergies or significant adverse reactions to local anesthetic or opioid medications
✕. Inadequate or unsatisfactory labor epidural analgesia
✕. Patients with history of spine abnormalities or spine surgery
✕. Non-English speaking
✕. Prisoners

What they're measuring

VRS Pain Score

Timeframe: 30 minutes after epidural bolus

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03120780

SponsorOhio State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-11-13

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