Comparison of Echo-assisted ALR Technique and Traditional ALR Technique for the Placement of an Epidural Catheter in the Obstetric Patient

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Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

This is a randomized, open-label, single-center clinical trial. The purpose of the study is to understand whether the aid of ultrasound assessment is useful in improving the competence of resident. Specifically, to demonstrate how the aid of echo-assistance in the evaluation of the spine increases the atraumatic success rate (primary objective) and reduces the number of complications (particularly, the number of attempts needed and the rate of dura puncture) (secondary objective) in physicians in specialty training. Pregnant patients requiring peridural analgesia will be assigned to the intervention or control group by simple randomization.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06811649

Run by

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

People needed

146

Starts

2023-07-17

Expected to finish

2025-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-02-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pregnant patients >18 years of age with no BMI (Body Mass Index) limitation
• Pregnant patients requiring partoanalgesia
• Obtaining informed consent for study participation

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with contraindications to epidural catheter placement
• Endocranial hypertension
• Coagulopathies
• Severe thrombocytopenia < 75,000 per mm\^3.

Where it is running

• IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna — Bologna, Italy (enrolling)

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