2 Dose Neuraxial Morphine for Prevention of PDPH
Completed · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Postdural Puncture Headache
In brief
Neuraxial analgesia (most commonly continuous epidural or combined spinal epidural) is the most effective modality available for pain relief during labor. Accidental dural puncture (ADP) with a large bore epidural needle and the resulting post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most significant sources of anesthesia-related morbidity in parturients. Epidural blood patch (EBP) is the gold standard for treatment of PDPH, and although almost always effective, can result in another ADP, as well as low back pain and lower extremity pain. For this reason, effective measures to prevent PDPH when ADP occurs would be highly valuable. One small study in which 50 women were randomly allocated to receive 2 epidural injections of morphine or saline, demonstrated a beneficial effect of epidural morphine in decreasing the incidence of PDPH. This study aims to determine the efficacy of 2 doses of neuraxial (either epidural (EPID) or intrathecal) preservative-free morphine (PFM) to prevent headache after ADP in parturients.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02473276
- Run by
- Columbia University
- People needed
- 44
- Starts
- 2015-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2020-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-02-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subjects will be ASA I and II women aged 18 years and older, who are known to have had accidental dural puncture with an epidural needle during placement of neuraxial labor analgesia, and have either an intrathecal catheter or epidural catheter in place.
You may not qualify if…
- Past history of headache syndromes- such as migraine and cluster headaches
- History of chronic pain syndromes
- Chronic opioid use
- Illicit drug use - e.g. marijuana, heroin
- Allergy to morphine
- Intrapartum or postpartum fever ≥ 38 ° C
- Coagulopathy
- Accidental removal of the epidural or intrathecal catheter
Where it is running
- Rutgers Health University Hospital — Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Weill Cornell Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
- New York Presbyterian Hospital — New York, New York, United States
- Montefiore Hospital — New York, New York, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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