Effects of Analgesic Techniques on Duration of Labor for Induction Patients
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Effects of; Anesthesia, in Labor and Delivery, Pregnancy, Prolonged First Stage of Labor
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in the duration of the first stage of labor in nulliparous women scheduled for an induction of labor, with whom analgesia is maintained with a combined spinal epidural (CSE) technique versus an epidural de novo technique. The investigators hypothesize that the duration of the first stage of labor will be no different in nulliparous patients who receive either intrathecal fentanyl or intrathecal fentanyl and bupivacaine, as part of a CSE technique. However, the duration of the first stage of labor will be shorter in parturients who receive intrathecal analgesia (as part of a CSE technique) compared to those who receive an epidural de novo technique with fentanyl and bupivacaine.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01982851
- Run by
- Northwestern University
- People needed
- 134
- Starts
- 2010-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-03-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Nulliparous
- American Society of Anesthesia Physical Status (ASA) 2 females
- > 18 years old
- term (>37 weeks gestation)
- singleton
- vertex pregnancies
- scheduled induction of labor
You may not qualify if…
- Non-vertex presentation
- Spontaneous labor or spontaneous rupture of membranes
- contraindication to opioid or neuraxial analgesia
- contraindication to combine spinal-epidural technique (e.g. unfavorable airway exam)
- cervical dilation > 4.0cm
- administration of systemic hydromorphine within 4 hours of epidural request
Where it is running
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.