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Aseptic Techniques During Epidural Analgesia in the Labor Floor

NCT01235858 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2012-04-04

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Summary

There is an increasing trend in the incidence of infection related to epidural anesthesia. This could be related to methods of aseptic technique as adopted by the anesthesiologist during the performance of the procedure.

The purpose of this study is to compare two methods of aseptic technique for labor epidural insertion; a "conventional" method without wearing a sterile gown (free from living germs or microorganisms) versus strict aseptic method with wearing of sterile gowns.

It is our belief that there will be an increased contamination of epidural equipment and colonization of epidural catheter, secondary to bacterial fallout from the operators' bare hands in the group not wearing the sterile gowns.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

wearing of sterile gowns

Anesthesiologists wearing sterile gown for epidural insertion

PROCEDURE

No gown

Anesthesiologists not wearing sterile gown for epidural insertion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Naveed T Siddiqui, MD · Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto,Canada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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