Does Ultrasound Help Junior Anesthesia Residents With Placement of Labor Analgesia in Pregnant Patients

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

The investigators believe that ultrasound guided CSE technique will help junior resident rotating for the first time on the labor and delivery floor to place more accurately the epidural needle in the midline position as compared to placing the epidural needle via palpation of anatomical landmarks. This will result in increased ability to place the spinal component with positive cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in the spinal needle, correct midline placement of the epidural catheter, and increase the likelihood of adequate symmetrical labor analgesia/anesthesia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02747238

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

32

Starts

2018-01-29

Expected to finish

2020-02-24

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 48. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Nulliparous
• Term (>37 weeks gestation)
• Vertex presentation
• Singleton gestation
• Ability to provide informed consent
• Request for analgesia for labor pain
• Maternal age 18 years or greater

You may not qualify if…

• Multiparous
• Preterm (< 37 weeks gestation)
• Presentation other than vertex (breech, transverse)
• Active drug/alcohol dependence
• Previous spinal surgeries
• Known spinal deformities

Where it is running

• Mount-Sinai Roosevelt Hospital — New York, New York, United States

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