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Epidural Volume Extension During a Combined Spinal-Epidural Technique for Labor Analgesia.

NCT01810406 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2014-04-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Combined spinal-epidurals (CSE) involve the injection of pain relief medication into the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and the insertion of an epidural catheter in the epidural space to continue to give pain relief medication. During a CSE, after injection of the medication in the CSF and before inserting the epidural catheter, if normal saline is injected into the epidural space, there may be an increase in pain relief and an increase in the level of numbness. This injection of saline in the epidural space to increase pain relief and numbness is termed epidural volume extension (EVE). The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a benefit for EVE to improve labor analgesia (pain relief) using CSE in pregnant laboring patients.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy
  • Labor Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

CSE with 10 ml EVE

Combined Spinal-Epidural (CSE) with 10 ml Epidural Volume Extension (EVE)

PROCEDURE

CSE without EVE

Combined Spinal-Epidural (CSE) without Epidural Volume Extension (EVE)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • IWK Health Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Valerie Zaphiratos, MSc MD FRCPC · IWK Health Centre

  • Ronald B George, MD FRCPC · IWK Health Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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