Intrapartum Epidural Catheter Displacement: Dressing Methods

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Conditions studied: Analgesia, Obstetrical

In brief

Failure of labor epidural is a well-recognized situation in obstetric anesthesia practice. Incidence of epidural failure was shown to be 12% in a retrospective analysis of 19,259 deliveries. Epidural migration has been documented in both the obstetric and non-obstetric settings. It has been argued that prevention of epidural displacement is a potential remedy to at least part of the incomplete or failed epidurals in obstetrics. Purpose: The investigators propose this study to prospectively evaluate the efficacy of the three types of epidural catheter dressings that are currently in use in clinical practice, in terms of catheter migration, taking into consideration the influence of body mass index on this variable.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03574441

Run by

Augusta University

People needed

91

Starts

2017-12-04

Expected to finish

2018-03-18

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-30

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients admitted to the Labor and delivery Unit at Augusta University Medical Center who request epidural analgesia.
• BMI >30 kg/m2.
• Age older than 18 years old.

You may not qualify if…

• Allergy to adhesive tape or to the components of the dressings used in the study.
• Preexisting sensory neurologic deficits affecting lower extremities.
• Patients taken to the operating room for cesarean section during the study period.
• Chronic pain conditions.
• Patients with intrathecal catheters.

Where it is running

• Augusta University — Augusta, Georgia, United States

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