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M-mode Ultrasonography for Epidural Catheter Identification and Confirmation of Correct Catheter Position

NCT05897814 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2025-09-12

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Summary

In France, 80% of women choose epidural analgesia for delivery and birth. The localization of the epidural space is classically achieved by loss of resistance to saline. This blind technique means the passage of the needle through the ligamentum flavum. However, epidural analgesia failure has been reported in 27-32% of cases.

Currently, lumbar neuraxial ultrasound has become a valuable tool facilitating the placement of an epidural catheter. Although lumbar neuraxial ultrasound has been the source of many studies, few have focused on its use to confirm the exact location of the epidural catheter in the epidural space.

In the Pediatric and Obstetric Anesthesia-Resuscitation Department of the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, pre procedural lumbar neuraxial ultrasound for epidural anesthesia is a regular practice.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the ability of M-mode (M-m) and color Doppler (cD) ultrasonography to identify the epidural catheter position for parturients in the delivery room.

Conditions

  • Epidural Analgesia for Labour and Delivery

Interventions

OTHER

Location of the epidural analgesia catheter

Research of the location of the epidural analgesia catheter using M-mode and color Doppler (cD) ultrasonography.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin

    collaborator OTHER

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lauranne Ossé · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  • Hawa Keita-Meyer, MD, PhD · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-09
Primary Completion
2024-05-26
Completion
2024-05-26

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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