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Leg Elevation to Prevent Hypotension During Labor

NCT05674838 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2025-08-29

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Summary

When hypotension is related to epidural placement, this can occur within 15-60 minutes after placement. The purpose of this study is to build upon this preliminary work and to use a randomized controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of leg elevation in preventing hypotension among a larger sample of laboring women who receive an epidural analgesia. This study will use a randomized, non-blinded, controlled design with two arms:

Arm 1: Patient will be put in a left tilt position with her hip on a wedge and both legs elevated on a peanut ball. She'll remain in this position for approximately 40 minutes.

Arm 2: Patient will be put in a left tilt position with her hip on a wedge and no leg elevation. She'll remain in this position for approximately 40 minutes.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Leg Elevation

Immediately after epidural placement, patient will be placed in a left tilt position with her hip on a wedge and both of her legs elevated on an orange peanut ball. She will remain in this position for approximately 40 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • TriHealth Inc.

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-29
Primary Completion
2025-05-29
Completion
2025-08-12

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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