Analgesic Efficacy of a Multiport Versus Uniport Flexible Catheter for Labor Epidural Analgesia

NCT01861821 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 650

Last updated 2025-10-07

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether multiple ports improve the analgesic efficacy of flexible catheters used for the provision of epidural analgesia during the entire continuum of labor and delivery

Conditions

  • Labor Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Multiport flexible catheter

Multiport flexible catheter has three ports for the delivery of epidural medication

DEVICE

Uniport flexible catheter

Uniport flexible catheter has one port for the delivery of epidural medication

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER
  • Baylor Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Philip, MD · Baylor Scott and White Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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