A Comparison of Meperidine for Post-Cesarean Analgesia: Bolus Versus Infusion and Bolus

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cesarean Section

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if epidural meperidine administered by patient-controlled bolus button is equivalent to a low dose infusion plus patient-controlled bolus.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01741259

Run by

Mercy Research

People needed

273

Starts

2013-08-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-25

Who can join

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

You may not qualify if…

• non-English speaking
• mentally disabled
• allergy to meperidine
• seizure disorder
• renal impairment defined as a serum creatinine >0.8 mg/dL or patients who give a history of renal impairment
• fever greater than 101
• patients receiving low molecular weight heparin at any dose or unfractionated heparin at doses greater than 5000 u subcutaneous twice daily
• pre-eclampsia requiring magnesium due to post-partum room assignment
• obstructive sleep apnea due to post-partum room assignment
• post-partum hemorrhage due to post-partum room assignment

Where it is running

• Mercy Hospital St. Louis — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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