Inhaled Nitrous Oxide and Labor Analgesia

NCT01738672 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

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Summary

Hypothesis: The administration of nitrous oxide for labor analgesia will decrease the labor epidural anesthesia rate by 15%.

Specific Aim: To determine if nitrous oxide can be an effective alternative technique for the provision of labor analgesia at Magee-Womens Hospital.

Conditions

  • Labor Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Inhaled nitrous oxide

Administration of nitrous oxide for labor analgesia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    collaborator OTHER
  • Ya'aqov Abrams

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ya'aqov Abrams, MD · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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