Intravenous Terbutaline to Facilitate Labor Epidural Catheter Placement

Status unconfirmed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Labor Pain

In brief

Labor pain is a major factor in making the placement of an epidural catheter difficult. The epidural, once in place and dosed, eventually decreases the parturient's pain. To achieve this goal as fast and safely as possible it would be helpful to have a parturient who can tolerate and co-operate with the placement of the epidural catheter. Briefly stopping contractions, the cause of labor pain, could be the key to achieve this goal. This study will evaluate the safety, efficacy and duration of the drug terbutaline for this purpose.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01651962

Run by

Kai Schoenhage

People needed

250

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 53. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• in labor
• labor pain >3 on visual analog scale (VAS)

You may not qualify if…

• cardiovascular disease
• preeclampsia
• diabetes mel-litus
• thyroid disease
• current (outpatient) opioid medication
• recent and / or current use of cocaine
• seizure disorder
• psychiatric disease
• body mass index >35
• preterm labor (<37 weeks pregnant)
• known allergies to any of the three study substances

Where it is running

• Tucson Medical Center — Tucson, Arizona, United States (enrolling)
• University of Arizona Medical Center — Tucson, Arizona, United States (enrolling)

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