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Effect of Epidural Needle Injection on Catheter Placement Success During Painless Labour

NCT07327918 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 216

Last updated 2026-01-08

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Summary

Epidural analgesia is the gold standard for painless labour, but successful catheter placement can be technically challenging due to anatomical and physiological changes in pregnancy. Injecting saline or local anesthetic through the epidural needle before catheter insertion has been proposed to facilitate catheter advancement by dilating the epidural space. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of epidural needle injection on the success rate and ease of catheter placement during labour analgesia.

Conditions

  • Labour Analgesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Injection Group

Patients will receive \[10 ml of local anesthetic\] through an epidural needle before catheter advancement.

OTHER

Control group

No injection before catheter insertion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Benha University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Al-Azhar University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-28
Primary Completion
2026-11-30
Completion
2027-02-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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