Analgesic Efficacy of a Multiport Versus Uniport Flexible Catheter for Labor Epidural Analgesia

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Labor Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether multiple ports improve the analgesic efficacy of flexible catheters used for the provision of epidural analgesia during the entire continuum of labor and delivery

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01861821

Run by

Baylor Research Institute

People needed

650

Starts

2011-11-01

Expected to finish

2013-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification I-III parturients
• Mixed parity
• Estimated gestational age of at least 37 weeks
• Singleton gestation
• Cephalic presentation
• Spontaneous or induced labor

You may not qualify if…

• Body mass index (BMI) > 45 kg/m2
• Prior cesarean section
• Multiple gestation
• Fetal abnormality
• Use of chronic analgesic medication
• Local anesthetic allergy
• Coagulopathy or anticoagulation
• Infection at epidural insertion site
• Spinal deformity other than mild scoliosis
• Uncontrolled/uncompensated/uncorrected cerebral, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, endocrinologic, metabolic, or hematologic condition

Where it is running

• Baylor All Saints Medical Center — Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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