Neuraxial Versus Systemic Analgesia for Latent Phase Labor Effect on Rate of Operative Delivery

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Labor Pain, Pregnancy

In brief

The purpose of this study in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor is to determine whether initiation of neuraxial analgesia compared to systemic opioid analgesia early in labor (\< 4 cm cervical dilation)affects the cesarean delivery rate.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00380978

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

1026

Starts

2001-10-01

Expected to finish

2008-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• induction of labor
• nulliparity
• >36 weeks gestation
• singleton
• vertex position
• cervical dilation < 4 cm at first request for analgesia
• desires neuraxial analgesia

You may not qualify if…

• spontaneously laboring
• multiparity
• nonvertex presentation
• at or >4cm at analgesia request
• chronic opioid therapy
• acute opioid therapy within 4 hours of analgesia request
• allergy to study drugs (hydromorphone, fentanyl, bupivacaine, lidocaine)

Where it is running

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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