Combined Spinal-Epidural Versus Traditional Labor Epidural

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Labour Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study to compare the use of spinal-epidural versus traditional labor epidural on maternal and fetal effects. The hope is to determine the safest and most effective epidural method of relieving pain during labor.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00151346

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

127

Starts

2003-10-01

Expected to finish

2006-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-03-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient is able to read, understand and voluntarily sign the approved informed consent form (ICF) prior to any study- specific procedure;
• Must be between 18 to 50 years of age.
• Must be carrying a singleton fetus at term.
• Must have less than a body mass index of 40.
• Must be in labor, or is having a medical induction of labor.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient who has chronic renal disease, pre-existing hypertension, or pre-eclampsia.
• Patient who is undergoing an elective cesarean delivery
• Patient who has a presence of non-reassuring fetal status
• Patient who has an abnormal or non-reassuring fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern

Where it is running

• New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Weill Medical College of Cornell — New York, New York, United States

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