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Comparison of Epidural Labor Pain Relief Techniques on Maternal and Fetal Outcomes

NCT02008591 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2017-01-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare the onset and duration of the initial dose of medications given through three different epidural (conventional epidural, combined spinal epidural and dural puncture epidural) techniques for labor pain relief.

The secondary objective of this study is to compare the fetal effects of these three epidural labor analgesia techniques.

Conditions

  • Laboring Women Requesting Neuraxial Labor Analgesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Epidural Technique versus Dural Puncture Epidural Technique versus Combined Spinal Epidural Technique

Three different techniques, using the same medications (bupivacaine and fentanyl)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lawrence C Tsen, MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-26
Primary Completion
2016-01-27
Completion
2016-01-27

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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