Epidural Technique: Does it Really Matter to the Patient?

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Conditions studied: Anesthesia

In brief

The main objective of this study will be to determine if the dural puncture epidural (DPE) provides superior analgesia and better patient satisfaction when compared to traditional epidurals for cesarean sections, and to also determine if patient satisfaction in the DPE group is comparable to that of the CSE technique.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03539796

Run by

Emory University

People needed

57

Starts

2018-05-26

Expected to finish

2022-07-17

Last updated by the study team

2023-01-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female parturient at Grady Memorial Hospital must meet one of the following:
• Parturient having a scheduled or elective cesarean section
• Parturient not having primary cesarean-section
• At least 18 years of age
• Subject has signed the informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Parturient who is unable or unwilling to sign the consent form
• Parturient having primary cesarean section
• Parturient with known complex cardiac disease (ex…aortic/mitral stenosis, aortic aneurysms, congenital heart disease with residual defects…etc)
• Parturient with any contraindication to neuraxial anesthesia such as coagulopathy, infection, or patient refusal
• Parturient having a fourth or more cesarean section

Where it is running

• Grady Health System (CRN) — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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