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Efficacy of Labor Epidurals for Postpartum Tubal Ligation

NCT02564016 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2018-11-14

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Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of continuous postpartum epidural saline infusion on the reactivation of labor epidurals for postpartum tubal ligation surgery following vaginal delivery.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

DRUG

Normal Saline Infusion

Group 2 (treatment) will have an epidural infusion initiated with preservative-free normal saline at a continuous rate of 4ml/hour

OTHER

Capped Epidural

epidural will be capped with no saline infusion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laura Roberts, MD · Medical University of South Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2016-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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