Efficacy of Labor Epidurals for Postpartum Tubal Ligation

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of continuous postpartum epidural saline infusion on the reactivation of labor epidurals for postpartum tubal ligation surgery following vaginal delivery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02564016

Run by

Medical University of South Carolina

People needed

36

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2016-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pregnant women
• 18 to 45 years of age
• Admitted to MUSC in labor or for induction of labor resulting in a vaginal delivery epidural analgesia
• Postpartum tubal ligation following delivery
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Class 1, 2, and 3

You may not qualify if…

• Critically Ill Patients (patients admitted to the ICU)
• Cognitively Impaired Persons (patients with a diagnosis of cognitive deficit)
• Cesarean delivery
• Punctured dura
• Patients enrolled in other epidural research studies

Where it is running

• Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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